Q: Is 246,120 a Composite Number?

Why is 246,120 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 246,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 20 21 24 28 30 35 40 42 56 60 70 84 105 120 140 168 210 280 293 420 586 840 879 1,172 1,465 1,758 2,051 2,344 2,930 3,516 4,102 4,395 5,860 6,153 7,032 8,204 8,790 10,255 11,720 12,306 16,408 17,580 20,510 24,612 30,765 35,160 41,020 49,224 61,530 82,040 123,060 and 246,120, with no remainder.

Since 246,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 246,120, 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).