Q: Is 254,880 a Composite Number?

Why is 254,880 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 254,880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 27 30 32 36 40 45 48 54 59 60 72 80 90 96 108 118 120 135 144 160 177 180 216 236 240 270 288 295 354 360 432 472 480 531 540 590 708 720 864 885 944 1,062 1,080 1,180 1,416 1,440 1,593 1,770 1,888 2,124 2,160 2,360 2,655 2,832 3,186 3,540 4,248 4,320 4,720 5,310 5,664 6,372 7,080 7,965 8,496 9,440 10,620 12,744 14,160 15,930 16,992 21,240 25,488 28,320 31,860 42,480 50,976 63,720 84,960 127,440 and 254,880, with no remainder.

Since 254,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 254,880, 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).