Q: Is 255,360 a Composite Number?

Why is 255,360 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 255,360 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 19 20 21 24 28 30 32 35 38 40 42 48 56 57 60 64 70 76 80 84 95 96 105 112 114 120 128 133 140 152 160 168 190 192 210 224 228 240 266 280 285 304 320 336 380 384 399 420 448 456 480 532 560 570 608 640 665 672 760 798 840 896 912 960 1,064 1,120 1,140 1,216 1,330 1,344 1,520 1,596 1,680 1,824 1,920 1,995 2,128 2,240 2,280 2,432 2,660 2,688 3,040 3,192 3,360 3,648 3,990 4,256 4,480 4,560 5,320 6,080 6,384 6,720 7,296 7,980 8,512 9,120 10,640 12,160 12,768 13,440 15,960 17,024 18,240 21,280 25,536 31,920 36,480 42,560 51,072 63,840 85,120 127,680 and 255,360, with no remainder.

Since 255,360 cannot be divided by just 1 and 255,360, 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).