Q: Is 267,840 a Composite Number?

Why is 267,840 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 267,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 27 30 31 32 36 40 45 48 54 60 62 64 72 80 90 93 96 108 120 124 135 144 155 160 180 186 192 216 240 248 270 279 288 310 320 360 372 432 465 480 496 540 558 576 620 720 744 837 864 930 960 992 1,080 1,116 1,240 1,395 1,440 1,488 1,674 1,728 1,860 1,984 2,160 2,232 2,480 2,790 2,880 2,976 3,348 3,720 4,185 4,320 4,464 4,960 5,580 5,952 6,696 7,440 8,370 8,640 8,928 9,920 11,160 13,392 14,880 16,740 17,856 22,320 26,784 29,760 33,480 44,640 53,568 66,960 89,280 133,920 and 267,840, with no remainder.

Since 267,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 267,840, 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).