Q: Is 198,360 a Composite Number?

Why is 198,360 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 198,360 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 19 20 24 29 30 36 38 40 45 57 58 60 72 76 87 90 95 114 116 120 145 152 171 174 180 190 228 232 261 285 290 342 348 360 380 435 456 522 551 570 580 684 696 760 855 870 1,044 1,102 1,140 1,160 1,305 1,368 1,653 1,710 1,740 2,088 2,204 2,280 2,610 2,755 3,306 3,420 3,480 4,408 4,959 5,220 5,510 6,612 6,840 8,265 9,918 10,440 11,020 13,224 16,530 19,836 22,040 24,795 33,060 39,672 49,590 66,120 99,180 and 198,360, with no remainder.

Since 198,360 cannot be divided by just 1 and 198,360, 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).