Q: Is 284,160 a Composite Number?

Why is 284,160 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 284,160 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 37 40 48 60 64 74 80 96 111 120 128 148 160 185 192 222 240 256 296 320 370 384 444 480 512 555 592 640 740 768 888 960 1,110 1,184 1,280 1,480 1,536 1,776 1,920 2,220 2,368 2,560 2,960 3,552 3,840 4,440 4,736 5,920 7,104 7,680 8,880 9,472 11,840 14,208 17,760 18,944 23,680 28,416 35,520 47,360 56,832 71,040 94,720 142,080 and 284,160, with no remainder.

Since 284,160 cannot be divided by just 1 and 284,160, 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).