Q: Is 103,680 a Composite Number?

Why is 103,680 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 103,680 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 27 30 32 36 40 45 48 54 60 64 72 80 81 90 96 108 120 128 135 144 160 162 180 192 216 240 256 270 288 320 324 360 384 405 432 480 540 576 640 648 720 768 810 864 960 1,080 1,152 1,280 1,296 1,440 1,620 1,728 1,920 2,160 2,304 2,592 2,880 3,240 3,456 3,840 4,320 5,184 5,760 6,480 6,912 8,640 10,368 11,520 12,960 17,280 20,736 25,920 34,560 51,840 and 103,680, with no remainder.

Since 103,680 cannot be divided by just 1 and 103,680, 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).