Q: Is 265,680 a Composite Number?

Why is 265,680 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 265,680 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 41 45 48 54 60 72 80 81 82 90 108 120 123 135 144 162 164 180 205 216 240 246 270 324 328 360 369 405 410 432 492 540 615 648 656 720 738 810 820 984 1,080 1,107 1,230 1,296 1,476 1,620 1,640 1,845 1,968 2,160 2,214 2,460 2,952 3,240 3,280 3,321 3,690 4,428 4,920 5,535 5,904 6,480 6,642 7,380 8,856 9,840 11,070 13,284 14,760 16,605 17,712 22,140 26,568 29,520 33,210 44,280 53,136 66,420 88,560 132,840 and 265,680, with no remainder.

Since 265,680 cannot be divided by just 1 and 265,680, 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).