Q: Is 95,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 95,040 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 95,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 15 16 18 20 22 24 27 30 32 33 36 40 44 45 48 54 55 60 64 66 72 80 88 90 96 99 108 110 120 132 135 144 160 165 176 180 192 198 216 220 240 264 270 288 297 320 330 352 360 396 432 440 480 495 528 540 576 594 660 704 720 792 864 880 960 990 1,056 1,080 1,188 1,320 1,440 1,485 1,584 1,728 1,760 1,980 2,112 2,160 2,376 2,640 2,880 2,970 3,168 3,520 3,960 4,320 4,752 5,280 5,940 6,336 7,920 8,640 9,504 10,560 11,880 15,840 19,008 23,760 31,680 47,520 and 95,040, with no remainder.

Since 95,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 95,040, 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).