Q: Is 269,280 a Composite Number?

Why is 269,280 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 269,280 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 15 16 17 18 20 22 24 30 32 33 34 36 40 44 45 48 51 55 60 66 68 72 80 85 88 90 96 99 102 110 120 132 136 144 153 160 165 170 176 180 187 198 204 220 240 255 264 272 288 306 330 340 352 360 374 396 408 440 480 495 510 528 544 561 612 660 680 720 748 765 792 816 880 935 990 1,020 1,056 1,122 1,224 1,320 1,360 1,440 1,496 1,530 1,584 1,632 1,683 1,760 1,870 1,980 2,040 2,244 2,448 2,640 2,720 2,805 2,992 3,060 3,168 3,366 3,740 3,960 4,080 4,488 4,896 5,280 5,610 5,984 6,120 6,732 7,480 7,920 8,160 8,415 8,976 11,220 12,240 13,464 14,960 15,840 16,830 17,952 22,440 24,480 26,928 29,920 33,660 44,880 53,856 67,320 89,760 134,640 and 269,280, with no remainder.

Since 269,280 cannot be divided by just 1 and 269,280, 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).