Q: Is 264,480 a Composite Number?

Why is 264,480 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 264,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 19 20 24 29 30 32 38 40 48 57 58 60 76 80 87 95 96 114 116 120 145 152 160 174 190 228 232 240 285 290 304 348 380 435 456 464 480 551 570 580 608 696 760 870 912 928 1,102 1,140 1,160 1,392 1,520 1,653 1,740 1,824 2,204 2,280 2,320 2,755 2,784 3,040 3,306 3,480 4,408 4,560 4,640 5,510 6,612 6,960 8,265 8,816 9,120 11,020 13,224 13,920 16,530 17,632 22,040 26,448 33,060 44,080 52,896 66,120 88,160 132,240 and 264,480, with no remainder.

Since 264,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 264,480, 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).