Q: Is 360,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 360,960 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 360,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 47 48 60 64 80 94 96 120 128 141 160 188 192 235 240 256 282 320 376 384 470 480 512 564 640 705 752 768 940 960 1,128 1,280 1,410 1,504 1,536 1,880 1,920 2,256 2,560 2,820 3,008 3,760 3,840 4,512 5,640 6,016 7,520 7,680 9,024 11,280 12,032 15,040 18,048 22,560 24,064 30,080 36,096 45,120 60,160 72,192 90,240 120,320 180,480 and 360,960, with no remainder.

Since 360,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 360,960, 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).