Q: Is 234,780 a Composite Number?

Why is 234,780 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 234,780 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 13 14 15 20 21 26 28 30 35 39 42 43 52 60 65 70 78 84 86 91 105 129 130 140 156 172 182 195 210 215 258 260 273 301 364 390 420 430 455 516 546 559 602 645 780 860 903 910 1,092 1,118 1,204 1,290 1,365 1,505 1,677 1,806 1,820 2,236 2,580 2,730 2,795 3,010 3,354 3,612 3,913 4,515 5,460 5,590 6,020 6,708 7,826 8,385 9,030 11,180 11,739 15,652 16,770 18,060 19,565 23,478 33,540 39,130 46,956 58,695 78,260 117,390 and 234,780, with no remainder.

Since 234,780 cannot be divided by just 1 and 234,780, 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).