Q: Is 295,680 a Composite Number?

Why is 295,680 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 295,680 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 14 15 16 20 21 22 24 28 30 32 33 35 40 42 44 48 55 56 60 64 66 70 77 80 84 88 96 105 110 112 120 128 132 140 154 160 165 168 176 192 210 220 224 231 240 256 264 280 308 320 330 336 352 384 385 420 440 448 462 480 528 560 616 640 660 672 704 768 770 840 880 896 924 960 1,056 1,120 1,155 1,232 1,280 1,320 1,344 1,408 1,540 1,680 1,760 1,792 1,848 1,920 2,112 2,240 2,310 2,464 2,640 2,688 2,816 3,080 3,360 3,520 3,696 3,840 4,224 4,480 4,620 4,928 5,280 5,376 6,160 6,720 7,040 7,392 8,448 8,960 9,240 9,856 10,560 12,320 13,440 14,080 14,784 18,480 19,712 21,120 24,640 26,880 29,568 36,960 42,240 49,280 59,136 73,920 98,560 147,840 and 295,680, with no remainder.

Since 295,680 cannot be divided by just 1 and 295,680, 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).