Q: Is 43,680 a Composite Number?

Why is 43,680 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 43,680 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 13 14 15 16 20 21 24 26 28 30 32 35 39 40 42 48 52 56 60 65 70 78 80 84 91 96 104 105 112 120 130 140 156 160 168 182 195 208 210 224 240 260 273 280 312 336 364 390 416 420 455 480 520 546 560 624 672 728 780 840 910 1,040 1,092 1,120 1,248 1,365 1,456 1,560 1,680 1,820 2,080 2,184 2,730 2,912 3,120 3,360 3,640 4,368 5,460 6,240 7,280 8,736 10,920 14,560 21,840 and 43,680, with no remainder.

Since 43,680 cannot be divided by just 1 and 43,680, 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).