Q: Is 219,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 219,960 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 219,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 13 15 18 20 24 26 30 36 39 40 45 47 52 60 65 72 78 90 94 104 117 120 130 141 156 180 188 195 234 235 260 282 312 360 376 390 423 468 470 520 564 585 611 705 780 846 936 940 1,128 1,170 1,222 1,410 1,560 1,692 1,833 1,880 2,115 2,340 2,444 2,820 3,055 3,384 3,666 4,230 4,680 4,888 5,499 5,640 6,110 7,332 8,460 9,165 10,998 12,220 14,664 16,920 18,330 21,996 24,440 27,495 36,660 43,992 54,990 73,320 109,980 and 219,960, with no remainder.

Since 219,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 219,960, 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).