Q: Is 282,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 282,240 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 282,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 16 18 20 21 24 28 30 32 35 36 40 42 45 48 49 56 60 63 64 70 72 80 84 90 96 98 105 112 120 126 128 140 144 147 160 168 180 192 196 210 224 240 245 252 280 288 294 315 320 336 360 384 392 420 441 448 480 490 504 560 576 588 630 640 672 720 735 784 840 882 896 960 980 1,008 1,120 1,152 1,176 1,260 1,344 1,440 1,470 1,568 1,680 1,764 1,920 1,960 2,016 2,205 2,240 2,352 2,520 2,688 2,880 2,940 3,136 3,360 3,528 3,920 4,032 4,410 4,480 4,704 5,040 5,760 5,880 6,272 6,720 7,056 7,840 8,064 8,820 9,408 10,080 11,760 13,440 14,112 15,680 17,640 18,816 20,160 23,520 28,224 31,360 35,280 40,320 47,040 56,448 70,560 94,080 141,120 and 282,240, with no remainder.

Since 282,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 282,240, 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).