Q: Is 215,280 a Composite Number?

Why is 215,280 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 215,280 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 13 15 16 18 20 23 24 26 30 36 39 40 45 46 48 52 60 65 69 72 78 80 90 92 104 115 117 120 130 138 144 156 180 184 195 207 208 230 234 240 260 276 299 312 345 360 368 390 414 460 468 520 552 585 598 624 690 720 780 828 897 920 936 1,035 1,040 1,104 1,170 1,196 1,380 1,495 1,560 1,656 1,794 1,840 1,872 2,070 2,340 2,392 2,691 2,760 2,990 3,120 3,312 3,588 4,140 4,485 4,680 4,784 5,382 5,520 5,980 7,176 8,280 8,970 9,360 10,764 11,960 13,455 14,352 16,560 17,940 21,528 23,920 26,910 35,880 43,056 53,820 71,760 107,640 and 215,280, with no remainder.

Since 215,280 cannot be divided by just 1 and 215,280, 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).