Q: Is 224,640 a Composite Number?

Why is 224,640 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 224,640 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 13 15 16 18 20 24 26 27 30 32 36 39 40 45 48 52 54 60 64 65 72 78 80 90 96 104 108 117 120 128 130 135 144 156 160 180 192 195 208 216 234 240 260 270 288 312 320 351 360 384 390 416 432 468 480 520 540 576 585 624 640 702 720 780 832 864 936 960 1,040 1,080 1,152 1,170 1,248 1,404 1,440 1,560 1,664 1,728 1,755 1,872 1,920 2,080 2,160 2,340 2,496 2,808 2,880 3,120 3,456 3,510 3,744 4,160 4,320 4,680 4,992 5,616 5,760 6,240 7,020 7,488 8,320 8,640 9,360 11,232 12,480 14,040 14,976 17,280 18,720 22,464 24,960 28,080 37,440 44,928 56,160 74,880 112,320 and 224,640, with no remainder.

Since 224,640 cannot be divided by just 1 and 224,640, 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).