Q: Is 289,080 a Composite Number?

Why is 289,080 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 289,080 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 15 18 20 22 24 30 33 36 40 44 45 55 60 66 72 73 88 90 99 110 120 132 146 165 180 198 219 220 264 292 330 360 365 396 438 440 495 584 657 660 730 792 803 876 990 1,095 1,314 1,320 1,460 1,606 1,752 1,980 2,190 2,409 2,628 2,920 3,212 3,285 3,960 4,015 4,380 4,818 5,256 6,424 6,570 7,227 8,030 8,760 9,636 12,045 13,140 14,454 16,060 19,272 24,090 26,280 28,908 32,120 36,135 48,180 57,816 72,270 96,360 144,540 and 289,080, with no remainder.

Since 289,080 cannot be divided by just 1 and 289,080, 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).