Q: Is 283,080 a Composite Number?

Why is 283,080 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 283,080 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 20 21 24 28 30 35 40 42 56 60 70 84 105 120 140 168 210 280 337 420 674 840 1,011 1,348 1,685 2,022 2,359 2,696 3,370 4,044 4,718 5,055 6,740 7,077 8,088 9,436 10,110 11,795 13,480 14,154 18,872 20,220 23,590 28,308 35,385 40,440 47,180 56,616 70,770 94,360 141,540 and 283,080, with no remainder.

Since 283,080 cannot be divided by just 1 and 283,080, 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).