Q: Is 266,880 a Composite Number?

Why is 266,880 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 266,880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 48 60 64 80 96 120 128 139 160 192 240 278 320 384 417 480 556 640 695 834 960 1,112 1,390 1,668 1,920 2,085 2,224 2,780 3,336 4,170 4,448 5,560 6,672 8,340 8,896 11,120 13,344 16,680 17,792 22,240 26,688 33,360 44,480 53,376 66,720 88,960 133,440 and 266,880, with no remainder.

Since 266,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 266,880, 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).