Q: Is 267,720 a Composite Number?

Why is 267,720 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 267,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 23 24 30 40 46 60 69 92 97 115 120 138 184 194 230 276 291 345 388 460 485 552 582 690 776 920 970 1,164 1,380 1,455 1,940 2,231 2,328 2,760 2,910 3,880 4,462 5,820 6,693 8,924 11,155 11,640 13,386 17,848 22,310 26,772 33,465 44,620 53,544 66,930 89,240 133,860 and 267,720, with no remainder.

Since 267,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 267,720, 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).