Q: Is 70,560 a Composite Number?

Why is 70,560 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 70,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 16 18 20 21 24 28 30 32 35 36 40 42 45 48 49 56 60 63 70 72 80 84 90 96 98 105 112 120 126 140 144 147 160 168 180 196 210 224 240 245 252 280 288 294 315 336 360 392 420 441 480 490 504 560 588 630 672 720 735 784 840 882 980 1,008 1,120 1,176 1,260 1,440 1,470 1,568 1,680 1,764 1,960 2,016 2,205 2,352 2,520 2,940 3,360 3,528 3,920 4,410 4,704 5,040 5,880 7,056 7,840 8,820 10,080 11,760 14,112 17,640 23,520 35,280 and 70,560, with no remainder.

Since 70,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 70,560, 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).