Q: Is 99,120 a Composite Number?

Why is 99,120 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 99,120 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 42 48 56 59 60 70 80 84 105 112 118 120 140 168 177 210 236 240 280 295 336 354 413 420 472 560 590 708 826 840 885 944 1,180 1,239 1,416 1,652 1,680 1,770 2,065 2,360 2,478 2,832 3,304 3,540 4,130 4,720 4,956 6,195 6,608 7,080 8,260 9,912 12,390 14,160 16,520 19,824 24,780 33,040 49,560 and 99,120, with no remainder.

Since 99,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 99,120, 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).