Q: Is 192,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 192,240 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 192,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 48 54 60 72 80 89 90 108 120 135 144 178 180 216 240 267 270 356 360 432 445 534 540 712 720 801 890 1,068 1,080 1,335 1,424 1,602 1,780 2,136 2,160 2,403 2,670 3,204 3,560 4,005 4,272 4,806 5,340 6,408 7,120 8,010 9,612 10,680 12,015 12,816 16,020 19,224 21,360 24,030 32,040 38,448 48,060 64,080 96,120 and 192,240, with no remainder.

Since 192,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 192,240, 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).