Q: Is 213,120 a Composite Number?

Why is 213,120 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 213,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 32 36 37 40 45 48 60 64 72 74 80 90 96 111 120 128 144 148 160 180 185 192 222 240 288 296 320 333 360 370 384 444 480 555 576 592 640 666 720 740 888 960 1,110 1,152 1,184 1,332 1,440 1,480 1,665 1,776 1,920 2,220 2,368 2,664 2,880 2,960 3,330 3,552 4,440 4,736 5,328 5,760 5,920 6,660 7,104 8,880 10,656 11,840 13,320 14,208 17,760 21,312 23,680 26,640 35,520 42,624 53,280 71,040 106,560 and 213,120, with no remainder.

Since 213,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 213,120, 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).