Q: Is 360,180 a Composite Number?

Why is 360,180 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 360,180 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 23 27 29 30 36 45 46 54 58 60 69 87 90 92 108 115 116 135 138 145 174 180 207 230 261 270 276 290 345 348 414 435 460 522 540 580 621 667 690 783 828 870 1,035 1,044 1,242 1,305 1,334 1,380 1,566 1,740 2,001 2,070 2,484 2,610 2,668 3,105 3,132 3,335 3,915 4,002 4,140 5,220 6,003 6,210 6,670 7,830 8,004 10,005 12,006 12,420 13,340 15,660 18,009 20,010 24,012 30,015 36,018 40,020 60,030 72,036 90,045 120,060 180,090 and 360,180, with no remainder.

Since 360,180 cannot be divided by just 1 and 360,180, 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).