Q: Is 289,170 a Composite Number?

Why is 289,170 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 289,170 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 14 15 17 18 21 27 30 34 35 42 45 51 54 63 70 81 85 90 102 105 119 126 135 153 162 170 189 210 238 243 255 270 306 315 357 378 405 459 486 510 567 595 630 714 765 810 918 945 1,071 1,134 1,190 1,215 1,377 1,530 1,701 1,785 1,890 2,142 2,295 2,430 2,754 2,835 3,213 3,402 3,570 4,131 4,590 5,355 5,670 6,426 6,885 8,262 8,505 9,639 10,710 13,770 16,065 17,010 19,278 20,655 28,917 32,130 41,310 48,195 57,834 96,390 144,585 and 289,170, with no remainder.

Since 289,170 cannot be divided by just 1 and 289,170, 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).