Q: Is 30,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 30,240 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 30,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 16 18 20 21 24 27 28 30 32 35 36 40 42 45 48 54 56 60 63 70 72 80 84 90 96 105 108 112 120 126 135 140 144 160 168 180 189 210 216 224 240 252 270 280 288 315 336 360 378 420 432 480 504 540 560 630 672 720 756 840 864 945 1,008 1,080 1,120 1,260 1,440 1,512 1,680 1,890 2,016 2,160 2,520 3,024 3,360 3,780 4,320 5,040 6,048 7,560 10,080 15,120 and 30,240, with no remainder.

Since 30,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 30,240, 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).