Q: Is 218,880 a Composite Number?

Why is 218,880 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 218,880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 19 20 24 30 32 36 38 40 45 48 57 60 64 72 76 80 90 95 96 114 120 128 144 152 160 171 180 190 192 228 240 256 285 288 304 320 342 360 380 384 456 480 570 576 608 640 684 720 760 768 855 912 960 1,140 1,152 1,216 1,280 1,368 1,440 1,520 1,710 1,824 1,920 2,280 2,304 2,432 2,736 2,880 3,040 3,420 3,648 3,840 4,560 4,864 5,472 5,760 6,080 6,840 7,296 9,120 10,944 11,520 12,160 13,680 14,592 18,240 21,888 24,320 27,360 36,480 43,776 54,720 72,960 109,440 and 218,880, with no remainder.

Since 218,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 218,880, 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).