Q: Is 67,320 a Composite Number?

Why is 67,320 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 67,320 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 15 17 18 20 22 24 30 33 34 36 40 44 45 51 55 60 66 68 72 85 88 90 99 102 110 120 132 136 153 165 170 180 187 198 204 220 255 264 306 330 340 360 374 396 408 440 495 510 561 612 660 680 748 765 792 935 990 1,020 1,122 1,224 1,320 1,496 1,530 1,683 1,870 1,980 2,040 2,244 2,805 3,060 3,366 3,740 3,960 4,488 5,610 6,120 6,732 7,480 8,415 11,220 13,464 16,830 22,440 33,660 and 67,320, with no remainder.

Since 67,320 cannot be divided by just 1 and 67,320, 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).