Q: Is 236,160 a Composite Number?

Why is 236,160 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 236,160 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 32 36 40 41 45 48 60 64 72 80 82 90 96 120 123 128 144 160 164 180 192 205 240 246 288 320 328 360 369 384 410 480 492 576 615 640 656 720 738 820 960 984 1,152 1,230 1,312 1,440 1,476 1,640 1,845 1,920 1,968 2,460 2,624 2,880 2,952 3,280 3,690 3,936 4,920 5,248 5,760 5,904 6,560 7,380 7,872 9,840 11,808 13,120 14,760 15,744 19,680 23,616 26,240 29,520 39,360 47,232 59,040 78,720 118,080 and 236,160, with no remainder.

Since 236,160 cannot be divided by just 1 and 236,160, 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).