Q: Is 244,530 a Composite Number?

Why is 244,530 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 244,530 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 11 13 15 18 19 22 26 30 33 38 39 45 55 57 65 66 78 90 95 99 110 114 117 130 143 165 171 190 195 198 209 234 247 285 286 330 342 390 418 429 494 495 570 585 627 715 741 855 858 990 1,045 1,170 1,235 1,254 1,287 1,430 1,482 1,710 1,881 2,090 2,145 2,223 2,470 2,574 2,717 3,135 3,705 3,762 4,290 4,446 5,434 6,270 6,435 7,410 8,151 9,405 11,115 12,870 13,585 16,302 18,810 22,230 24,453 27,170 40,755 48,906 81,510 122,265 and 244,530, with no remainder.

Since 244,530 cannot be divided by just 1 and 244,530, 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).