Q: Is 68,880 a Composite Number?

Why is 68,880 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 68,880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 20 21 24 28 30 35 40 41 42 48 56 60 70 80 82 84 105 112 120 123 140 164 168 205 210 240 246 280 287 328 336 410 420 492 560 574 615 656 820 840 861 984 1,148 1,230 1,435 1,640 1,680 1,722 1,968 2,296 2,460 2,870 3,280 3,444 4,305 4,592 4,920 5,740 6,888 8,610 9,840 11,480 13,776 17,220 22,960 34,440 and 68,880, with no remainder.

Since 68,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 68,880, 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).