Q: Is 221,280 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 221,280 is a composite number.

Why is 221,280 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 221,280 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 48 60 80 96 120 160 240 461 480 922 1,383 1,844 2,305 2,766 3,688 4,610 5,532 6,915 7,376 9,220 11,064 13,830 14,752 18,440 22,128 27,660 36,880 44,256 55,320 73,760 110,640 and 221,280, with no remainder.

Since 221,280 cannot be divided by just 1 and 221,280, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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