Q: Is 243,360 a Composite Number?

Why is 243,360 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 243,360 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 13 15 16 18 20 24 26 30 32 36 39 40 45 48 52 60 65 72 78 80 90 96 104 117 120 130 144 156 160 169 180 195 208 234 240 260 288 312 338 360 390 416 468 480 507 520 585 624 676 720 780 845 936 1,014 1,040 1,170 1,248 1,352 1,440 1,521 1,560 1,690 1,872 2,028 2,080 2,340 2,535 2,704 3,042 3,120 3,380 3,744 4,056 4,680 5,070 5,408 6,084 6,240 6,760 7,605 8,112 9,360 10,140 12,168 13,520 15,210 16,224 18,720 20,280 24,336 27,040 30,420 40,560 48,672 60,840 81,120 121,680 and 243,360, with no remainder.

Since 243,360 cannot be divided by just 1 and 243,360, 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).