Q: Is 169,920 a Composite Number?

Why is 169,920 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 169,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 32 36 40 45 48 59 60 64 72 80 90 96 118 120 144 160 177 180 192 236 240 288 295 320 354 360 472 480 531 576 590 708 720 885 944 960 1,062 1,180 1,416 1,440 1,770 1,888 2,124 2,360 2,655 2,832 2,880 3,540 3,776 4,248 4,720 5,310 5,664 7,080 8,496 9,440 10,620 11,328 14,160 16,992 18,880 21,240 28,320 33,984 42,480 56,640 84,960 and 169,920, with no remainder.

Since 169,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 169,920, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).