Q: Is 264,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 264,000 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 264,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 12 15 16 20 22 24 25 30 32 33 40 44 48 50 55 60 64 66 75 80 88 96 100 110 120 125 132 150 160 165 176 192 200 220 240 250 264 275 300 320 330 352 375 400 440 480 500 528 550 600 660 704 750 800 825 880 960 1,000 1,056 1,100 1,200 1,320 1,375 1,500 1,600 1,650 1,760 2,000 2,112 2,200 2,400 2,640 2,750 3,000 3,300 3,520 4,000 4,125 4,400 4,800 5,280 5,500 6,000 6,600 8,000 8,250 8,800 10,560 11,000 12,000 13,200 16,500 17,600 22,000 24,000 26,400 33,000 44,000 52,800 66,000 88,000 132,000 and 264,000, with no remainder.

Since 264,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 264,000, 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).