Q: Is 220,320 a Composite Number?

Why is 220,320 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 220,320 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 17 18 20 24 27 30 32 34 36 40 45 48 51 54 60 68 72 80 81 85 90 96 102 108 120 135 136 144 153 160 162 170 180 204 216 240 255 270 272 288 306 324 340 360 405 408 432 459 480 510 540 544 612 648 680 720 765 810 816 864 918 1,020 1,080 1,224 1,296 1,360 1,377 1,440 1,530 1,620 1,632 1,836 2,040 2,160 2,295 2,448 2,592 2,720 2,754 3,060 3,240 3,672 4,080 4,320 4,590 4,896 5,508 6,120 6,480 6,885 7,344 8,160 9,180 11,016 12,240 12,960 13,770 14,688 18,360 22,032 24,480 27,540 36,720 44,064 55,080 73,440 110,160 and 220,320, with no remainder.

Since 220,320 cannot be divided by just 1 and 220,320, 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).