Q: Is 283,560 a Composite Number?

Why is 283,560 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 283,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 17 20 24 30 34 40 51 60 68 85 102 120 136 139 170 204 255 278 340 408 417 510 556 680 695 834 1,020 1,112 1,390 1,668 2,040 2,085 2,363 2,780 3,336 4,170 4,726 5,560 7,089 8,340 9,452 11,815 14,178 16,680 18,904 23,630 28,356 35,445 47,260 56,712 70,890 94,520 141,780 and 283,560, with no remainder.

Since 283,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 283,560, 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).