Q: Is 259,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 259,440 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 259,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 23 24 30 40 46 47 48 60 69 80 92 94 115 120 138 141 184 188 230 235 240 276 282 345 368 376 460 470 552 564 690 705 752 920 940 1,081 1,104 1,128 1,380 1,410 1,840 1,880 2,162 2,256 2,760 2,820 3,243 3,760 4,324 5,405 5,520 5,640 6,486 8,648 10,810 11,280 12,972 16,215 17,296 21,620 25,944 32,430 43,240 51,888 64,860 86,480 129,720 and 259,440, with no remainder.

Since 259,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 259,440, 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).