Q: Is 235,980 a Composite Number?

Why is 235,980 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 235,980 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 19 20 23 27 30 36 38 45 46 54 57 60 69 76 90 92 95 108 114 115 135 138 171 180 190 207 228 230 270 276 285 342 345 380 414 437 460 513 540 570 621 684 690 828 855 874 1,026 1,035 1,140 1,242 1,311 1,380 1,710 1,748 2,052 2,070 2,185 2,484 2,565 2,622 3,105 3,420 3,933 4,140 4,370 5,130 5,244 6,210 6,555 7,866 8,740 10,260 11,799 12,420 13,110 15,732 19,665 23,598 26,220 39,330 47,196 58,995 78,660 117,990 and 235,980, with no remainder.

Since 235,980 cannot be divided by just 1 and 235,980, 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).