Q: Is 244,260 a Composite Number?

Why is 244,260 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 244,260 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 23 30 36 45 46 59 60 69 90 92 115 118 138 177 180 207 230 236 276 295 345 354 414 460 531 590 690 708 828 885 1,035 1,062 1,180 1,357 1,380 1,770 2,070 2,124 2,655 2,714 3,540 4,071 4,140 5,310 5,428 6,785 8,142 10,620 12,213 13,570 16,284 20,355 24,426 27,140 40,710 48,852 61,065 81,420 122,130 and 244,260, with no remainder.

Since 244,260 cannot be divided by just 1 and 244,260, 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).