Q: Is 279,180 a Composite Number?

Why is 279,180 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 279,180 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 15 18 20 22 27 30 33 36 44 45 47 54 55 60 66 90 94 99 108 110 132 135 141 165 180 188 198 220 235 270 282 297 330 396 423 470 495 517 540 564 594 660 705 846 940 990 1,034 1,188 1,269 1,410 1,485 1,551 1,692 1,980 2,068 2,115 2,538 2,585 2,820 2,970 3,102 4,230 4,653 5,076 5,170 5,940 6,204 6,345 7,755 8,460 9,306 10,340 12,690 13,959 15,510 18,612 23,265 25,380 27,918 31,020 46,530 55,836 69,795 93,060 139,590 and 279,180, with no remainder.

Since 279,180 cannot be divided by just 1 and 279,180, 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).