Q: Is 259,560 a Composite Number?

Why is 259,560 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 259,560 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 90 103 105 120 126 140 168 180 206 210 252 280 309 315 360 412 420 504 515 618 630 721 824 840 927 1,030 1,236 1,260 1,442 1,545 1,854 2,060 2,163 2,472 2,520 2,884 3,090 3,605 3,708 4,120 4,326 4,635 5,768 6,180 6,489 7,210 7,416 8,652 9,270 10,815 12,360 12,978 14,420 17,304 18,540 21,630 25,956 28,840 32,445 37,080 43,260 51,912 64,890 86,520 129,780 and 259,560, with no remainder.

Since 259,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 259,560, 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).