Q: Is 100,320 a Composite Number?

Why is 100,320 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 100,320 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 12 15 16 19 20 22 24 30 32 33 38 40 44 48 55 57 60 66 76 80 88 95 96 110 114 120 132 152 160 165 176 190 209 220 228 240 264 285 304 330 352 380 418 440 456 480 528 570 608 627 660 760 836 880 912 1,045 1,056 1,140 1,254 1,320 1,520 1,672 1,760 1,824 2,090 2,280 2,508 2,640 3,040 3,135 3,344 4,180 4,560 5,016 5,280 6,270 6,688 8,360 9,120 10,032 12,540 16,720 20,064 25,080 33,440 50,160 and 100,320, with no remainder.

Since 100,320 cannot be divided by just 1 and 100,320, 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).