Q: Is 260,064 a Composite Number?

Why is 260,064 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 260,064 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 27 28 32 36 42 43 48 54 56 63 72 84 86 96 108 112 126 129 144 168 172 189 216 224 252 258 288 301 336 344 378 387 432 504 516 602 672 688 756 774 864 903 1,008 1,032 1,161 1,204 1,376 1,512 1,548 1,806 2,016 2,064 2,322 2,408 2,709 3,024 3,096 3,612 4,128 4,644 4,816 5,418 6,048 6,192 7,224 8,127 9,288 9,632 10,836 12,384 14,448 16,254 18,576 21,672 28,896 32,508 37,152 43,344 65,016 86,688 130,032 and 260,064, with no remainder.

Since 260,064 cannot be divided by just 1 and 260,064, 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).