Q: Is 219,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 219,240 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 219,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 24 27 28 29 30 35 36 40 42 45 54 56 58 60 63 70 72 84 87 90 105 108 116 120 126 135 140 145 168 174 180 189 203 210 216 232 252 261 270 280 290 315 348 360 378 406 420 435 504 522 540 580 609 630 696 756 783 812 840 870 945 1,015 1,044 1,080 1,160 1,218 1,260 1,305 1,512 1,566 1,624 1,740 1,827 1,890 2,030 2,088 2,436 2,520 2,610 3,045 3,132 3,480 3,654 3,780 3,915 4,060 4,872 5,220 5,481 6,090 6,264 7,308 7,560 7,830 8,120 9,135 10,440 10,962 12,180 14,616 15,660 18,270 21,924 24,360 27,405 31,320 36,540 43,848 54,810 73,080 109,620 and 219,240, with no remainder.

Since 219,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 219,240, 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).