Q: Is 175,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 175,440 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 175,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 17 20 24 30 34 40 43 48 51 60 68 80 85 86 102 120 129 136 170 172 204 215 240 255 258 272 340 344 408 430 510 516 645 680 688 731 816 860 1,020 1,032 1,290 1,360 1,462 1,720 2,040 2,064 2,193 2,580 2,924 3,440 3,655 4,080 4,386 5,160 5,848 7,310 8,772 10,320 10,965 11,696 14,620 17,544 21,930 29,240 35,088 43,860 58,480 87,720 and 175,440, with no remainder.

Since 175,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 175,440, 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).