Q: Is 263,340 a Composite Number?

Why is 263,340 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 263,340 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 18 19 20 21 22 28 30 33 35 36 38 42 44 45 55 57 60 63 66 70 76 77 84 90 95 99 105 110 114 126 132 133 140 154 165 171 180 190 198 209 210 220 228 231 252 266 285 308 315 330 342 380 385 396 399 418 420 462 495 532 570 627 630 660 665 684 693 770 798 836 855 924 990 1,045 1,140 1,155 1,197 1,254 1,260 1,330 1,386 1,463 1,540 1,596 1,710 1,881 1,980 1,995 2,090 2,310 2,394 2,508 2,660 2,772 2,926 3,135 3,420 3,465 3,762 3,990 4,180 4,389 4,620 4,788 5,852 5,985 6,270 6,930 7,315 7,524 7,980 8,778 9,405 11,970 12,540 13,167 13,860 14,630 17,556 18,810 21,945 23,940 26,334 29,260 37,620 43,890 52,668 65,835 87,780 131,670 and 263,340, with no remainder.

Since 263,340 cannot be divided by just 1 and 263,340, 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).