Q: Is 98,280 a Composite Number?

Why is 98,280 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 98,280 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 18 20 21 24 26 27 28 30 35 36 39 40 42 45 52 54 56 60 63 65 70 72 78 84 90 91 104 105 108 117 120 126 130 135 140 156 168 180 182 189 195 210 216 234 252 260 270 273 280 312 315 351 360 364 378 390 420 455 468 504 520 540 546 585 630 702 728 756 780 819 840 910 936 945 1,080 1,092 1,170 1,260 1,365 1,404 1,512 1,560 1,638 1,755 1,820 1,890 2,184 2,340 2,457 2,520 2,730 2,808 3,276 3,510 3,640 3,780 4,095 4,680 4,914 5,460 6,552 7,020 7,560 8,190 9,828 10,920 12,285 14,040 16,380 19,656 24,570 32,760 49,140 and 98,280, with no remainder.

Since 98,280 cannot be divided by just 1 and 98,280, 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).