Q: Is 224,280 a Composite Number?

Why is 224,280 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 224,280 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 24 28 30 35 36 40 42 45 56 60 63 70 72 84 89 90 105 120 126 140 168 178 180 210 252 267 280 315 356 360 420 445 504 534 623 630 712 801 840 890 1,068 1,246 1,260 1,335 1,602 1,780 1,869 2,136 2,492 2,520 2,670 3,115 3,204 3,560 3,738 4,005 4,984 5,340 5,607 6,230 6,408 7,476 8,010 9,345 10,680 11,214 12,460 14,952 16,020 18,690 22,428 24,920 28,035 32,040 37,380 44,856 56,070 74,760 112,140 and 224,280, with no remainder.

Since 224,280 cannot be divided by just 1 and 224,280, 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).