Q: Is 211,680 a Composite Number?

Why is 211,680 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 211,680 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 16 18 20 21 24 27 28 30 32 35 36 40 42 45 48 49 54 56 60 63 70 72 80 84 90 96 98 105 108 112 120 126 135 140 144 147 160 168 180 189 196 210 216 224 240 245 252 270 280 288 294 315 336 360 378 392 420 432 441 480 490 504 540 560 588 630 672 720 735 756 784 840 864 882 945 980 1,008 1,080 1,120 1,176 1,260 1,323 1,440 1,470 1,512 1,568 1,680 1,764 1,890 1,960 2,016 2,160 2,205 2,352 2,520 2,646 2,940 3,024 3,360 3,528 3,780 3,920 4,320 4,410 4,704 5,040 5,292 5,880 6,048 6,615 7,056 7,560 7,840 8,820 10,080 10,584 11,760 13,230 14,112 15,120 17,640 21,168 23,520 26,460 30,240 35,280 42,336 52,920 70,560 105,840 and 211,680, with no remainder.

Since 211,680 cannot be divided by just 1 and 211,680, 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).