Q: Is 339,120 a Composite Number?

Why is 339,120 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 339,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 48 54 60 72 80 90 108 120 135 144 157 180 216 240 270 314 360 432 471 540 628 720 785 942 1,080 1,256 1,413 1,570 1,884 2,160 2,355 2,512 2,826 3,140 3,768 4,239 4,710 5,652 6,280 7,065 7,536 8,478 9,420 11,304 12,560 14,130 16,956 18,840 21,195 22,608 28,260 33,912 37,680 42,390 56,520 67,824 84,780 113,040 169,560 and 339,120, with no remainder.

Since 339,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 339,120, 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).