Q: Is 175,680 a Composite Number?

Why is 175,680 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 175,680 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 60 61 64 72 80 90 96 120 122 144 160 180 183 192 240 244 288 305 320 360 366 480 488 549 576 610 720 732 915 960 976 1,098 1,220 1,440 1,464 1,830 1,952 2,196 2,440 2,745 2,880 2,928 3,660 3,904 4,392 4,880 5,490 5,856 7,320 8,784 9,760 10,980 11,712 14,640 17,568 19,520 21,960 29,280 35,136 43,920 58,560 87,840 and 175,680, with no remainder.

Since 175,680 cannot be divided by just 1 and 175,680, 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).