Q: Is 192,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 192,960 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 192,960 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 64 67 72 80 90 96 120 134 144 160 180 192 201 240 268 288 320 335 360 402 480 536 576 603 670 720 804 960 1,005 1,072 1,206 1,340 1,440 1,608 2,010 2,144 2,412 2,680 2,880 3,015 3,216 4,020 4,288 4,824 5,360 6,030 6,432 8,040 9,648 10,720 12,060 12,864 16,080 19,296 21,440 24,120 32,160 38,592 48,240 64,320 96,480 and 192,960, with no remainder.

Since 192,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 192,960, 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).