Q: Is 213,840 a Composite Number?

Why is 213,840 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 213,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 15 16 18 20 22 24 27 30 33 36 40 44 45 48 54 55 60 66 72 80 81 88 90 99 108 110 120 132 135 144 162 165 176 180 198 216 220 240 243 264 270 297 324 330 360 396 405 432 440 486 495 528 540 594 648 660 720 792 810 880 891 972 990 1,080 1,188 1,215 1,296 1,320 1,485 1,584 1,620 1,782 1,944 1,980 2,160 2,376 2,430 2,640 2,673 2,970 3,240 3,564 3,888 3,960 4,455 4,752 4,860 5,346 5,940 6,480 7,128 7,920 8,910 9,720 10,692 11,880 13,365 14,256 17,820 19,440 21,384 23,760 26,730 35,640 42,768 53,460 71,280 106,920 and 213,840, with no remainder.

Since 213,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 213,840, 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).