Q: Is 250,560 a Composite Number?

Why is 250,560 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 250,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 27 29 30 32 36 40 45 48 54 58 60 64 72 80 87 90 96 108 116 120 135 144 145 160 174 180 192 216 232 240 261 270 288 290 320 348 360 432 435 464 480 522 540 576 580 696 720 783 864 870 928 960 1,044 1,080 1,160 1,305 1,392 1,440 1,566 1,728 1,740 1,856 2,088 2,160 2,320 2,610 2,784 2,880 3,132 3,480 3,915 4,176 4,320 4,640 5,220 5,568 6,264 6,960 7,830 8,352 8,640 9,280 10,440 12,528 13,920 15,660 16,704 20,880 25,056 27,840 31,320 41,760 50,112 62,640 83,520 125,280 and 250,560, with no remainder.

Since 250,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 250,560, 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).