Q: Is 36,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 36,960 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 36,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 14 15 16 20 21 22 24 28 30 32 33 35 40 42 44 48 55 56 60 66 70 77 80 84 88 96 105 110 112 120 132 140 154 160 165 168 176 210 220 224 231 240 264 280 308 330 336 352 385 420 440 462 480 528 560 616 660 672 770 840 880 924 1,056 1,120 1,155 1,232 1,320 1,540 1,680 1,760 1,848 2,310 2,464 2,640 3,080 3,360 3,696 4,620 5,280 6,160 7,392 9,240 12,320 18,480 and 36,960, with no remainder.

Since 36,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 36,960, 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).