Q: Is 285,480 a Composite Number?

Why is 285,480 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 285,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 13 15 18 20 24 26 30 36 39 40 45 52 60 61 65 72 78 90 104 117 120 122 130 156 180 183 195 234 244 260 305 312 360 366 390 468 488 520 549 585 610 732 780 793 915 936 1,098 1,170 1,220 1,464 1,560 1,586 1,830 2,196 2,340 2,379 2,440 2,745 3,172 3,660 3,965 4,392 4,680 4,758 5,490 6,344 7,137 7,320 7,930 9,516 10,980 11,895 14,274 15,860 19,032 21,960 23,790 28,548 31,720 35,685 47,580 57,096 71,370 95,160 142,740 and 285,480, with no remainder.

Since 285,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 285,480, 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).