Q: Is 129,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 129,960 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 129,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 19 20 24 30 36 38 40 45 57 60 72 76 90 95 114 120 152 171 180 190 228 285 342 360 361 380 456 570 684 722 760 855 1,083 1,140 1,368 1,444 1,710 1,805 2,166 2,280 2,888 3,249 3,420 3,610 4,332 5,415 6,498 6,840 7,220 8,664 10,830 12,996 14,440 16,245 21,660 25,992 32,490 43,320 64,980 and 129,960, with no remainder.

Since 129,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 129,960, 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).