Q: Is 208,080 a Composite Number?

Why is 208,080 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 208,080 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 17 18 20 24 30 34 36 40 45 48 51 60 68 72 80 85 90 102 120 136 144 153 170 180 204 240 255 272 289 306 340 360 408 510 578 612 680 720 765 816 867 1,020 1,156 1,224 1,360 1,445 1,530 1,734 2,040 2,312 2,448 2,601 2,890 3,060 3,468 4,080 4,335 4,624 5,202 5,780 6,120 6,936 8,670 10,404 11,560 12,240 13,005 13,872 17,340 20,808 23,120 26,010 34,680 41,616 52,020 69,360 104,040 and 208,080, with no remainder.

Since 208,080 cannot be divided by just 1 and 208,080, 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).