Q: Is 267,120 a Composite Number?

Why is 267,120 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 267,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 16 18 20 21 24 28 30 35 36 40 42 45 48 53 56 60 63 70 72 80 84 90 105 106 112 120 126 140 144 159 168 180 210 212 240 252 265 280 315 318 336 360 371 420 424 477 504 530 560 630 636 720 742 795 840 848 954 1,008 1,060 1,113 1,260 1,272 1,484 1,590 1,680 1,855 1,908 2,120 2,226 2,385 2,520 2,544 2,968 3,180 3,339 3,710 3,816 4,240 4,452 4,770 5,040 5,565 5,936 6,360 6,678 7,420 7,632 8,904 9,540 11,130 12,720 13,356 14,840 16,695 17,808 19,080 22,260 26,712 29,680 33,390 38,160 44,520 53,424 66,780 89,040 133,560 and 267,120, with no remainder.

Since 267,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 267,120, 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).