Q: Is 204,120 a Composite Number?

Why is 204,120 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 204,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 24 27 28 30 35 36 40 42 45 54 56 60 63 70 72 81 84 90 105 108 120 126 135 140 162 168 180 189 210 216 243 252 270 280 315 324 360 378 405 420 486 504 540 567 630 648 729 756 810 840 945 972 1,080 1,134 1,215 1,260 1,458 1,512 1,620 1,701 1,890 1,944 2,268 2,430 2,520 2,835 2,916 3,240 3,402 3,645 3,780 4,536 4,860 5,103 5,670 5,832 6,804 7,290 7,560 8,505 9,720 10,206 11,340 13,608 14,580 17,010 20,412 22,680 25,515 29,160 34,020 40,824 51,030 68,040 102,060 and 204,120, with no remainder.

Since 204,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 204,120, 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).