Q: Is 234,080 a Composite Number?

Why is 234,080 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 234,080 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 11 14 16 19 20 22 28 32 35 38 40 44 55 56 70 76 77 80 88 95 110 112 133 140 152 154 160 176 190 209 220 224 266 280 304 308 352 380 385 418 440 532 560 608 616 665 760 770 836 880 1,045 1,064 1,120 1,232 1,330 1,463 1,520 1,540 1,672 1,760 2,090 2,128 2,464 2,660 2,926 3,040 3,080 3,344 4,180 4,256 5,320 5,852 6,160 6,688 7,315 8,360 10,640 11,704 12,320 14,630 16,720 21,280 23,408 29,260 33,440 46,816 58,520 117,040 and 234,080, with no remainder.

Since 234,080 cannot be divided by just 1 and 234,080, 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).