Q: Is 289,680 a Composite Number?

Why is 289,680 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 289,680 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 17 20 24 30 34 40 48 51 60 68 71 80 85 102 120 136 142 170 204 213 240 255 272 284 340 355 408 426 510 568 680 710 816 852 1,020 1,065 1,136 1,207 1,360 1,420 1,704 2,040 2,130 2,414 2,840 3,408 3,621 4,080 4,260 4,828 5,680 6,035 7,242 8,520 9,656 12,070 14,484 17,040 18,105 19,312 24,140 28,968 36,210 48,280 57,936 72,420 96,560 144,840 and 289,680, with no remainder.

Since 289,680 cannot be divided by just 1 and 289,680, 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).