Q: Is 214,320 a Composite Number?

Why is 214,320 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 214,320 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 19 20 24 30 38 40 47 48 57 60 76 80 94 95 114 120 141 152 188 190 228 235 240 282 285 304 376 380 456 470 564 570 705 752 760 893 912 940 1,128 1,140 1,410 1,520 1,786 1,880 2,256 2,280 2,679 2,820 3,572 3,760 4,465 4,560 5,358 5,640 7,144 8,930 10,716 11,280 13,395 14,288 17,860 21,432 26,790 35,720 42,864 53,580 71,440 107,160 and 214,320, with no remainder.

Since 214,320 cannot be divided by just 1 and 214,320, 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).