Q: Is 174,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 174,240 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 174,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 15 16 18 20 22 24 30 32 33 36 40 44 45 48 55 60 66 72 80 88 90 96 99 110 120 121 132 144 160 165 176 180 198 220 240 242 264 288 330 352 360 363 396 440 480 484 495 528 605 660 720 726 792 880 968 990 1,056 1,089 1,210 1,320 1,440 1,452 1,584 1,760 1,815 1,936 1,980 2,178 2,420 2,640 2,904 3,168 3,630 3,872 3,960 4,356 4,840 5,280 5,445 5,808 7,260 7,920 8,712 9,680 10,890 11,616 14,520 15,840 17,424 19,360 21,780 29,040 34,848 43,560 58,080 87,120 and 174,240, with no remainder.

Since 174,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 174,240, 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).