Q: Is 120,120 a Composite Number?

Why is 120,120 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 120,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 20 21 22 24 26 28 30 33 35 39 40 42 44 52 55 56 60 65 66 70 77 78 84 88 91 104 105 110 120 130 132 140 143 154 156 165 168 182 195 210 220 231 260 264 273 280 286 308 312 330 364 385 390 420 429 440 455 462 520 546 572 616 660 715 728 770 780 840 858 910 924 1,001 1,092 1,144 1,155 1,320 1,365 1,430 1,540 1,560 1,716 1,820 1,848 2,002 2,145 2,184 2,310 2,730 2,860 3,003 3,080 3,432 3,640 4,004 4,290 4,620 5,005 5,460 5,720 6,006 8,008 8,580 9,240 10,010 10,920 12,012 15,015 17,160 20,020 24,024 30,030 40,040 60,060 and 120,120, with no remainder.

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