Q: Is 175,560 a Composite Number?

Why is 175,560 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 175,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 14 15 19 20 21 22 24 28 30 33 35 38 40 42 44 55 56 57 60 66 70 76 77 84 88 95 105 110 114 120 132 133 140 152 154 165 168 190 209 210 220 228 231 264 266 280 285 308 330 380 385 399 418 420 440 456 462 532 570 616 627 660 665 760 770 798 836 840 924 1,045 1,064 1,140 1,155 1,254 1,320 1,330 1,463 1,540 1,596 1,672 1,848 1,995 2,090 2,280 2,310 2,508 2,660 2,926 3,080 3,135 3,192 3,990 4,180 4,389 4,620 5,016 5,320 5,852 6,270 7,315 7,980 8,360 8,778 9,240 11,704 12,540 14,630 15,960 17,556 21,945 25,080 29,260 35,112 43,890 58,520 87,780 and 175,560, with no remainder.

Since 175,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 175,560, 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).