Q: Is 166,320 a Composite Number?

Why is 166,320 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 166,320 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 18 20 21 22 24 27 28 30 33 35 36 40 42 44 45 48 54 55 56 60 63 66 70 72 77 80 84 88 90 99 105 108 110 112 120 126 132 135 140 144 154 165 168 176 180 189 198 210 216 220 231 240 252 264 270 280 297 308 315 330 336 360 378 385 396 420 432 440 462 495 504 528 540 560 594 616 630 660 693 720 756 770 792 840 880 924 945 990 1,008 1,080 1,155 1,188 1,232 1,260 1,320 1,386 1,485 1,512 1,540 1,584 1,680 1,848 1,890 1,980 2,079 2,160 2,310 2,376 2,520 2,640 2,772 2,970 3,024 3,080 3,465 3,696 3,780 3,960 4,158 4,620 4,752 5,040 5,544 5,940 6,160 6,930 7,560 7,920 8,316 9,240 10,395 11,088 11,880 13,860 15,120 16,632 18,480 20,790 23,760 27,720 33,264 41,580 55,440 83,160 and 166,320, with no remainder.

Since 166,320 cannot be divided by just 1 and 166,320, 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).