Q: Is 250,320 a Composite Number?

Why is 250,320 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 250,320 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 20 21 24 28 30 35 40 42 48 56 60 70 80 84 105 112 120 140 149 168 210 240 280 298 336 420 447 560 596 745 840 894 1,043 1,192 1,490 1,680 1,788 2,086 2,235 2,384 2,980 3,129 3,576 4,172 4,470 5,215 5,960 6,258 7,152 8,344 8,940 10,430 11,920 12,516 15,645 16,688 17,880 20,860 25,032 31,290 35,760 41,720 50,064 62,580 83,440 125,160 and 250,320, with no remainder.

Since 250,320 cannot be divided by just 1 and 250,320, 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).