Q: Is 295,120 a Composite Number?

Why is 295,120 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 295,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 17 20 28 31 34 35 40 56 62 68 70 80 85 112 119 124 136 140 155 170 217 238 248 272 280 310 340 434 476 496 527 560 595 620 680 868 952 1,054 1,085 1,190 1,240 1,360 1,736 1,904 2,108 2,170 2,380 2,480 2,635 3,472 3,689 4,216 4,340 4,760 5,270 7,378 8,432 8,680 9,520 10,540 14,756 17,360 18,445 21,080 29,512 36,890 42,160 59,024 73,780 147,560 and 295,120, with no remainder.

Since 295,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 295,120, 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).