Q: Is 223,560 a Composite Number?

Why is 223,560 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 223,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 23 24 27 30 36 40 45 46 54 60 69 72 81 90 92 108 115 120 135 138 162 180 184 207 216 230 243 270 276 324 345 360 405 414 460 486 540 552 621 648 690 810 828 920 972 1,035 1,080 1,215 1,242 1,380 1,620 1,656 1,863 1,944 2,070 2,430 2,484 2,760 3,105 3,240 3,726 4,140 4,860 4,968 5,589 6,210 7,452 8,280 9,315 9,720 11,178 12,420 14,904 18,630 22,356 24,840 27,945 37,260 44,712 55,890 74,520 111,780 and 223,560, with no remainder.

Since 223,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 223,560, 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).