Q: Is 234,360 a Composite Number?

Why is 234,360 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 234,360 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 24 27 28 30 31 35 36 40 42 45 54 56 60 62 63 70 72 84 90 93 105 108 120 124 126 135 140 155 168 180 186 189 210 216 217 248 252 270 279 280 310 315 360 372 378 420 434 465 504 540 558 620 630 651 744 756 837 840 868 930 945 1,080 1,085 1,116 1,240 1,260 1,302 1,395 1,512 1,674 1,736 1,860 1,890 1,953 2,170 2,232 2,520 2,604 2,790 3,255 3,348 3,720 3,780 3,906 4,185 4,340 5,208 5,580 5,859 6,510 6,696 7,560 7,812 8,370 8,680 9,765 11,160 11,718 13,020 15,624 16,740 19,530 23,436 26,040 29,295 33,480 39,060 46,872 58,590 78,120 117,180 and 234,360, with no remainder.

Since 234,360 cannot be divided by just 1 and 234,360, 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).