Q: Is 69,120 a Composite Number?

Why is 69,120 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 69,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 27 30 32 36 40 45 48 54 60 64 72 80 90 96 108 120 128 135 144 160 180 192 216 240 256 270 288 320 360 384 432 480 512 540 576 640 720 768 864 960 1,080 1,152 1,280 1,440 1,536 1,728 1,920 2,160 2,304 2,560 2,880 3,456 3,840 4,320 4,608 5,760 6,912 7,680 8,640 11,520 13,824 17,280 23,040 34,560 and 69,120, with no remainder.

Since 69,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 69,120, 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).