Q: Is 281,520 a Composite Number?

Why is 281,520 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 281,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 17 18 20 23 24 30 34 36 40 45 46 48 51 60 68 69 72 80 85 90 92 102 115 120 136 138 144 153 170 180 184 204 207 230 240 255 272 276 306 340 345 360 368 391 408 414 460 510 552 612 680 690 720 765 782 816 828 920 1,020 1,035 1,104 1,173 1,224 1,360 1,380 1,530 1,564 1,656 1,840 1,955 2,040 2,070 2,346 2,448 2,760 3,060 3,128 3,312 3,519 3,910 4,080 4,140 4,692 5,520 5,865 6,120 6,256 7,038 7,820 8,280 9,384 11,730 12,240 14,076 15,640 16,560 17,595 18,768 23,460 28,152 31,280 35,190 46,920 56,304 70,380 93,840 140,760 and 281,520, with no remainder.

Since 281,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 281,520, 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).