Q: Is 281,880 a Composite Number?

Why is 281,880 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 281,880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 27 29 30 36 40 45 54 58 60 72 81 87 90 108 116 120 135 145 162 174 180 216 232 243 261 270 290 324 348 360 405 435 486 522 540 580 648 696 783 810 870 972 1,044 1,080 1,160 1,215 1,305 1,566 1,620 1,740 1,944 2,088 2,349 2,430 2,610 3,132 3,240 3,480 3,915 4,698 4,860 5,220 6,264 7,047 7,830 9,396 9,720 10,440 11,745 14,094 15,660 18,792 23,490 28,188 31,320 35,235 46,980 56,376 70,470 93,960 140,940 and 281,880, with no remainder.

Since 281,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 281,880, 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).