Q: Is 281,820 a Composite Number?

Why is 281,820 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 281,820 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 14 15 20 21 22 28 30 33 35 42 44 55 60 61 66 70 77 84 105 110 122 132 140 154 165 183 210 220 231 244 305 308 330 366 385 420 427 462 610 660 671 732 770 854 915 924 1,155 1,220 1,281 1,342 1,540 1,708 1,830 2,013 2,135 2,310 2,562 2,684 3,355 3,660 4,026 4,270 4,620 4,697 5,124 6,405 6,710 8,052 8,540 9,394 10,065 12,810 13,420 14,091 18,788 20,130 23,485 25,620 28,182 40,260 46,970 56,364 70,455 93,940 140,910 and 281,820, with no remainder.

Since 281,820 cannot be divided by just 1 and 281,820, 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).