Q: Is 90,480 a Composite Number?

Why is 90,480 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 90,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 16 20 24 26 29 30 39 40 48 52 58 60 65 78 80 87 104 116 120 130 145 156 174 195 208 232 240 260 290 312 348 377 390 435 464 520 580 624 696 754 780 870 1,040 1,131 1,160 1,392 1,508 1,560 1,740 1,885 2,262 2,320 3,016 3,120 3,480 3,770 4,524 5,655 6,032 6,960 7,540 9,048 11,310 15,080 18,096 22,620 30,160 45,240 and 90,480, with no remainder.

Since 90,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 90,480, 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).