Q: Is 223,020 a Composite Number?

Why is 223,020 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 223,020 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 27 28 30 35 36 42 45 54 59 60 63 70 84 90 105 108 118 126 135 140 177 180 189 210 236 252 270 295 315 354 378 413 420 531 540 590 630 708 756 826 885 945 1,062 1,180 1,239 1,260 1,593 1,652 1,770 1,890 2,065 2,124 2,478 2,655 3,186 3,540 3,717 3,780 4,130 4,956 5,310 6,195 6,372 7,434 7,965 8,260 10,620 11,151 12,390 14,868 15,930 18,585 22,302 24,780 31,860 37,170 44,604 55,755 74,340 111,510 and 223,020, with no remainder.

Since 223,020 cannot be divided by just 1 and 223,020, 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).