Q: Is 295,920 a Composite Number?

Why is 295,920 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 295,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 48 54 60 72 80 90 108 120 135 137 144 180 216 240 270 274 360 411 432 540 548 685 720 822 1,080 1,096 1,233 1,370 1,644 2,055 2,160 2,192 2,466 2,740 3,288 3,699 4,110 4,932 5,480 6,165 6,576 7,398 8,220 9,864 10,960 12,330 14,796 16,440 18,495 19,728 24,660 29,592 32,880 36,990 49,320 59,184 73,980 98,640 147,960 and 295,920, with no remainder.

Since 295,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 295,920, 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).