Q: Is 218,790 a Composite Number?

Why is 218,790 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 218,790 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 11 13 15 17 18 22 26 30 33 34 39 45 51 55 65 66 78 85 90 99 102 110 117 130 143 153 165 170 187 195 198 221 234 255 286 306 330 374 390 429 442 495 510 561 585 663 715 765 858 935 990 1,105 1,122 1,170 1,287 1,326 1,430 1,530 1,683 1,870 1,989 2,145 2,210 2,431 2,574 2,805 3,315 3,366 3,978 4,290 4,862 5,610 6,435 6,630 7,293 8,415 9,945 12,155 12,870 14,586 16,830 19,890 21,879 24,310 36,465 43,758 72,930 109,395 and 218,790, with no remainder.

Since 218,790 cannot be divided by just 1 and 218,790, 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).