Q: Is 284,580 a Composite Number?

Why is 284,580 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 284,580 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 17 18 20 27 30 31 34 36 45 51 54 60 62 68 85 90 93 102 108 124 135 153 155 170 180 186 204 255 270 279 306 310 340 372 459 465 510 527 540 558 612 620 765 837 918 930 1,020 1,054 1,116 1,395 1,530 1,581 1,674 1,836 1,860 2,108 2,295 2,635 2,790 3,060 3,162 3,348 4,185 4,590 4,743 5,270 5,580 6,324 7,905 8,370 9,180 9,486 10,540 14,229 15,810 16,740 18,972 23,715 28,458 31,620 47,430 56,916 71,145 94,860 142,290 and 284,580, with no remainder.

Since 284,580 cannot be divided by just 1 and 284,580, 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).