Q: Is 60,131,520 a Composite Number?

Why is 60,131,520 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 60,131,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 32 36 40 45 48 60 64 72 80 90 96 120 144 160 180 192 240 288 320 360 480 576 720 960 1,440 2,880 20,879 41,758 62,637 83,516 104,395 125,274 167,032 187,911 208,790 250,548 313,185 334,064 375,822 417,580 501,096 626,370 668,128 751,644 835,160 939,555 1,002,192 1,252,740 1,336,256 1,503,288 1,670,320 1,879,110 2,004,384 2,505,480 3,006,576 3,340,640 3,758,220 4,008,768 5,010,960 6,013,152 6,681,280 7,516,440 10,021,920 12,026,304 15,032,880 20,043,840 30,065,760 and 60,131,520, with no remainder.

Since 60,131,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 60,131,520, 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).