Q: Is 150,480 a Composite Number?

Why is 150,480 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 150,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 15 16 18 19 20 22 24 30 33 36 38 40 44 45 48 55 57 60 66 72 76 80 88 90 95 99 110 114 120 132 144 152 165 171 176 180 190 198 209 220 228 240 264 285 304 330 342 360 380 396 418 440 456 495 528 570 627 660 684 720 760 792 836 855 880 912 990 1,045 1,140 1,254 1,320 1,368 1,520 1,584 1,672 1,710 1,881 1,980 2,090 2,280 2,508 2,640 2,736 3,135 3,344 3,420 3,762 3,960 4,180 4,560 5,016 6,270 6,840 7,524 7,920 8,360 9,405 10,032 12,540 13,680 15,048 16,720 18,810 25,080 30,096 37,620 50,160 75,240 and 150,480, with no remainder.

Since 150,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 150,480, 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).