Q: Is 254,520 a Composite Number?

Why is 254,520 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 254,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 24 28 30 35 36 40 42 45 56 60 63 70 72 84 90 101 105 120 126 140 168 180 202 210 252 280 303 315 360 404 420 504 505 606 630 707 808 840 909 1,010 1,212 1,260 1,414 1,515 1,818 2,020 2,121 2,424 2,520 2,828 3,030 3,535 3,636 4,040 4,242 4,545 5,656 6,060 6,363 7,070 7,272 8,484 9,090 10,605 12,120 12,726 14,140 16,968 18,180 21,210 25,452 28,280 31,815 36,360 42,420 50,904 63,630 84,840 127,260 and 254,520, with no remainder.

Since 254,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 254,520, 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).