Q: Is 252,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 252,960 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 252,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 17 20 24 30 31 32 34 40 48 51 60 62 68 80 85 93 96 102 120 124 136 155 160 170 186 204 240 248 255 272 310 340 372 408 465 480 496 510 527 544 620 680 744 816 930 992 1,020 1,054 1,240 1,360 1,488 1,581 1,632 1,860 2,040 2,108 2,480 2,635 2,720 2,976 3,162 3,720 4,080 4,216 4,960 5,270 6,324 7,440 7,905 8,160 8,432 10,540 12,648 14,880 15,810 16,864 21,080 25,296 31,620 42,160 50,592 63,240 84,320 126,480 and 252,960, with no remainder.

Since 252,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 252,960, 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).