Q: Is 291,840 a Composite Number?

Why is 291,840 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 291,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 19 20 24 30 32 38 40 48 57 60 64 76 80 95 96 114 120 128 152 160 190 192 228 240 256 285 304 320 380 384 456 480 512 570 608 640 760 768 912 960 1,024 1,140 1,216 1,280 1,520 1,536 1,824 1,920 2,280 2,432 2,560 3,040 3,072 3,648 3,840 4,560 4,864 5,120 6,080 7,296 7,680 9,120 9,728 12,160 14,592 15,360 18,240 19,456 24,320 29,184 36,480 48,640 58,368 72,960 97,280 145,920 and 291,840, with no remainder.

Since 291,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 291,840, 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).