Q: Is 263,160 a Composite Number?

Why is 263,160 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 263,160 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 17 18 20 24 30 34 36 40 43 45 51 60 68 72 85 86 90 102 120 129 136 153 170 172 180 204 215 255 258 306 340 344 360 387 408 430 510 516 612 645 680 731 765 774 860 1,020 1,032 1,224 1,290 1,462 1,530 1,548 1,720 1,935 2,040 2,193 2,580 2,924 3,060 3,096 3,655 3,870 4,386 5,160 5,848 6,120 6,579 7,310 7,740 8,772 10,965 13,158 14,620 15,480 17,544 21,930 26,316 29,240 32,895 43,860 52,632 65,790 87,720 131,580 and 263,160, with no remainder.

Since 263,160 cannot be divided by just 1 and 263,160, 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).