Q: Is 280,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 280,440 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 280,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 19 20 24 30 36 38 40 41 45 57 60 72 76 82 90 95 114 120 123 152 164 171 180 190 205 228 246 285 328 342 360 369 380 410 456 492 570 615 684 738 760 779 820 855 984 1,140 1,230 1,368 1,476 1,558 1,640 1,710 1,845 2,280 2,337 2,460 2,952 3,116 3,420 3,690 3,895 4,674 4,920 6,232 6,840 7,011 7,380 7,790 9,348 11,685 14,022 14,760 15,580 18,696 23,370 28,044 31,160 35,055 46,740 56,088 70,110 93,480 140,220 and 280,440, with no remainder.

Since 280,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 280,440, 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).