Q: Is 214,560 a Composite Number?

Why is 214,560 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 214,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 32 36 40 45 48 60 72 80 90 96 120 144 149 160 180 240 288 298 360 447 480 596 720 745 894 1,192 1,341 1,440 1,490 1,788 2,235 2,384 2,682 2,980 3,576 4,470 4,768 5,364 5,960 6,705 7,152 8,940 10,728 11,920 13,410 14,304 17,880 21,456 23,840 26,820 35,760 42,912 53,640 71,520 107,280 and 214,560, with no remainder.

Since 214,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 214,560, 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).