Q: Is 213,360 a Composite Number?

Why is 213,360 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 213,360 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 20 21 24 28 30 35 40 42 48 56 60 70 80 84 105 112 120 127 140 168 210 240 254 280 336 381 420 508 560 635 762 840 889 1,016 1,270 1,524 1,680 1,778 1,905 2,032 2,540 2,667 3,048 3,556 3,810 4,445 5,080 5,334 6,096 7,112 7,620 8,890 10,160 10,668 13,335 14,224 15,240 17,780 21,336 26,670 30,480 35,560 42,672 53,340 71,120 106,680 and 213,360, with no remainder.

Since 213,360 cannot be divided by just 1 and 213,360, 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).