Q: Is 297,360 a Composite Number?

Why is 297,360 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 297,360 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 16 18 20 21 24 28 30 35 36 40 42 45 48 56 59 60 63 70 72 80 84 90 105 112 118 120 126 140 144 168 177 180 210 236 240 252 280 295 315 336 354 360 413 420 472 504 531 560 590 630 708 720 826 840 885 944 1,008 1,062 1,180 1,239 1,260 1,416 1,652 1,680 1,770 2,065 2,124 2,360 2,478 2,520 2,655 2,832 3,304 3,540 3,717 4,130 4,248 4,720 4,956 5,040 5,310 6,195 6,608 7,080 7,434 8,260 8,496 9,912 10,620 12,390 14,160 14,868 16,520 18,585 19,824 21,240 24,780 29,736 33,040 37,170 42,480 49,560 59,472 74,340 99,120 148,680 and 297,360, with no remainder.

Since 297,360 cannot be divided by just 1 and 297,360, 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).