Q: Is 253,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 253,440 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 253,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 15 16 18 20 22 24 30 32 33 36 40 44 45 48 55 60 64 66 72 80 88 90 96 99 110 120 128 132 144 160 165 176 180 192 198 220 240 256 264 288 320 330 352 360 384 396 440 480 495 512 528 576 640 660 704 720 768 792 880 960 990 1,056 1,152 1,280 1,320 1,408 1,440 1,536 1,584 1,760 1,920 1,980 2,112 2,304 2,560 2,640 2,816 2,880 3,168 3,520 3,840 3,960 4,224 4,608 5,280 5,632 5,760 6,336 7,040 7,680 7,920 8,448 10,560 11,520 12,672 14,080 15,840 16,896 21,120 23,040 25,344 28,160 31,680 42,240 50,688 63,360 84,480 126,720 and 253,440, with no remainder.

Since 253,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 253,440, 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).