Q: Is 290,160 a Composite Number?

Why is 290,160 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 290,160 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 13 15 16 18 20 24 26 30 31 36 39 40 45 48 52 60 62 65 72 78 80 90 93 104 117 120 124 130 144 155 156 180 186 195 208 234 240 248 260 279 310 312 360 372 390 403 465 468 496 520 558 585 620 624 720 744 780 806 930 936 1,040 1,116 1,170 1,209 1,240 1,395 1,488 1,560 1,612 1,860 1,872 2,015 2,232 2,340 2,418 2,480 2,790 3,120 3,224 3,627 3,720 4,030 4,464 4,680 4,836 5,580 6,045 6,448 7,254 7,440 8,060 9,360 9,672 11,160 12,090 14,508 16,120 18,135 19,344 22,320 24,180 29,016 32,240 36,270 48,360 58,032 72,540 96,720 145,080 and 290,160, with no remainder.

Since 290,160 cannot be divided by just 1 and 290,160, 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).