Q: Is 272,160 a Composite Number?

Why is 272,160 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 272,160 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 16 18 20 21 24 27 28 30 32 35 36 40 42 45 48 54 56 60 63 70 72 80 81 84 90 96 105 108 112 120 126 135 140 144 160 162 168 180 189 210 216 224 240 243 252 270 280 288 315 324 336 360 378 405 420 432 480 486 504 540 560 567 630 648 672 720 756 810 840 864 945 972 1,008 1,080 1,120 1,134 1,215 1,260 1,296 1,440 1,512 1,620 1,680 1,701 1,890 1,944 2,016 2,160 2,268 2,430 2,520 2,592 2,835 3,024 3,240 3,360 3,402 3,780 3,888 4,320 4,536 4,860 5,040 5,670 6,048 6,480 6,804 7,560 7,776 8,505 9,072 9,720 10,080 11,340 12,960 13,608 15,120 17,010 18,144 19,440 22,680 27,216 30,240 34,020 38,880 45,360 54,432 68,040 90,720 136,080 and 272,160, with no remainder.

Since 272,160 cannot be divided by just 1 and 272,160, 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).