Q: Is 204,480 a Composite Number?

Why is 204,480 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 204,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 32 36 40 45 48 60 64 71 72 80 90 96 120 142 144 160 180 192 213 240 284 288 320 355 360 426 480 568 576 639 710 720 852 960 1,065 1,136 1,278 1,420 1,440 1,704 2,130 2,272 2,556 2,840 2,880 3,195 3,408 4,260 4,544 5,112 5,680 6,390 6,816 8,520 10,224 11,360 12,780 13,632 17,040 20,448 22,720 25,560 34,080 40,896 51,120 68,160 102,240 and 204,480, with no remainder.

Since 204,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 204,480, 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).