Q: Is 360,360 a Composite Number?

Why is 360,360 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 360,360 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 18 20 21 22 24 26 28 30 33 35 36 39 40 42 44 45 52 55 56 60 63 65 66 70 72 77 78 84 88 90 91 99 104 105 110 117 120 126 130 132 140 143 154 156 165 168 180 182 195 198 210 220 231 234 252 260 264 273 280 286 308 312 315 330 360 364 385 390 396 420 429 440 455 462 468 495 504 520 546 572 585 616 630 660 693 715 728 770 780 792 819 840 858 910 924 936 990 1,001 1,092 1,144 1,155 1,170 1,260 1,287 1,320 1,365 1,386 1,430 1,540 1,560 1,638 1,716 1,820 1,848 1,980 2,002 2,145 2,184 2,310 2,340 2,520 2,574 2,730 2,772 2,860 3,003 3,080 3,276 3,432 3,465 3,640 3,960 4,004 4,095 4,290 4,620 4,680 5,005 5,148 5,460 5,544 5,720 6,006 6,435 6,552 6,930 8,008 8,190 8,580 9,009 9,240 10,010 10,296 10,920 12,012 12,870 13,860 15,015 16,380 17,160 18,018 20,020 24,024 25,740 27,720 30,030 32,760 36,036 40,040 45,045 51,480 60,060 72,072 90,090 120,120 180,180 and 360,360, with no remainder.

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