Q: Is 217,360 a Composite Number?

Why is 217,360 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 217,360 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 13 16 19 20 22 26 38 40 44 52 55 65 76 80 88 95 104 110 130 143 152 176 190 208 209 220 247 260 286 304 380 418 440 494 520 572 715 760 836 880 988 1,040 1,045 1,144 1,235 1,430 1,520 1,672 1,976 2,090 2,288 2,470 2,717 2,860 3,344 3,952 4,180 4,940 5,434 5,720 8,360 9,880 10,868 11,440 13,585 16,720 19,760 21,736 27,170 43,472 54,340 108,680 and 217,360, with no remainder.

Since 217,360 cannot be divided by just 1 and 217,360, 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).