Q: Is 231,660 a Composite Number?

Why is 231,660 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 231,660 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 13 15 18 20 22 26 27 30 33 36 39 44 45 52 54 55 60 65 66 78 81 90 99 108 110 117 130 132 135 143 156 162 165 180 195 198 220 234 260 270 286 297 324 330 351 390 396 405 429 468 495 540 572 585 594 660 702 715 780 810 858 891 990 1,053 1,170 1,188 1,287 1,404 1,430 1,485 1,620 1,716 1,755 1,782 1,980 2,106 2,145 2,340 2,574 2,860 2,970 3,510 3,564 3,861 4,212 4,290 4,455 5,148 5,265 5,940 6,435 7,020 7,722 8,580 8,910 10,530 11,583 12,870 15,444 17,820 19,305 21,060 23,166 25,740 38,610 46,332 57,915 77,220 115,830 and 231,660, with no remainder.

Since 231,660 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,660, 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).