Q: Is 258,060 a Composite Number?

Why is 258,060 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 258,060 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 15 17 20 22 23 30 33 34 44 46 51 55 60 66 68 69 85 92 102 110 115 132 138 165 170 187 204 220 230 253 255 276 330 340 345 374 391 460 506 510 561 660 690 748 759 782 935 1,012 1,020 1,122 1,173 1,265 1,380 1,518 1,564 1,870 1,955 2,244 2,346 2,530 2,805 3,036 3,740 3,795 3,910 4,301 4,692 5,060 5,610 5,865 7,590 7,820 8,602 11,220 11,730 12,903 15,180 17,204 21,505 23,460 25,806 43,010 51,612 64,515 86,020 129,030 and 258,060, with no remainder.

Since 258,060 cannot be divided by just 1 and 258,060, 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).