Q: Is 63,360 a Composite Number?

Why is 63,360 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 63,360 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 15 16 18 20 22 24 30 32 33 36 40 44 45 48 55 60 64 66 72 80 88 90 96 99 110 120 128 132 144 160 165 176 180 192 198 220 240 264 288 320 330 352 360 384 396 440 480 495 528 576 640 660 704 720 792 880 960 990 1,056 1,152 1,320 1,408 1,440 1,584 1,760 1,920 1,980 2,112 2,640 2,880 3,168 3,520 3,960 4,224 5,280 5,760 6,336 7,040 7,920 10,560 12,672 15,840 21,120 31,680 and 63,360, with no remainder.

Since 63,360 cannot be divided by just 1 and 63,360, 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).