Q: Is 90,720 a Composite Number?

Why is 90,720 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 90,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 16 18 20 21 24 27 28 30 32 35 36 40 42 45 48 54 56 60 63 70 72 80 81 84 90 96 105 108 112 120 126 135 140 144 160 162 168 180 189 210 216 224 240 252 270 280 288 315 324 336 360 378 405 420 432 480 504 540 560 567 630 648 672 720 756 810 840 864 945 1,008 1,080 1,120 1,134 1,260 1,296 1,440 1,512 1,620 1,680 1,890 2,016 2,160 2,268 2,520 2,592 2,835 3,024 3,240 3,360 3,780 4,320 4,536 5,040 5,670 6,048 6,480 7,560 9,072 10,080 11,340 12,960 15,120 18,144 22,680 30,240 45,360 and 90,720, with no remainder.

Since 90,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 90,720, 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).