Q: Is 281,160 a Composite Number?

Why is 281,160 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 281,160 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 15 18 20 22 24 30 33 36 40 44 45 55 60 66 71 72 88 90 99 110 120 132 142 165 180 198 213 220 264 284 330 355 360 396 426 440 495 568 639 660 710 781 792 852 990 1,065 1,278 1,320 1,420 1,562 1,704 1,980 2,130 2,343 2,556 2,840 3,124 3,195 3,905 3,960 4,260 4,686 5,112 6,248 6,390 7,029 7,810 8,520 9,372 11,715 12,780 14,058 15,620 18,744 23,430 25,560 28,116 31,240 35,145 46,860 56,232 70,290 93,720 140,580 and 281,160, with no remainder.

Since 281,160 cannot be divided by just 1 and 281,160, 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).