Q: Is 268,920 a Composite Number?

Why is 268,920 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 268,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 54 60 72 81 83 90 108 120 135 162 166 180 216 249 270 324 332 360 405 415 498 540 648 664 747 810 830 996 1,080 1,245 1,494 1,620 1,660 1,992 2,241 2,490 2,988 3,240 3,320 3,735 4,482 4,980 5,976 6,723 7,470 8,964 9,960 11,205 13,446 14,940 17,928 22,410 26,892 29,880 33,615 44,820 53,784 67,230 89,640 134,460 and 268,920, with no remainder.

Since 268,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 268,920, 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).