Q: Is 255,060 a Composite Number?

Why is 255,060 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 255,060 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 13 15 18 20 26 30 36 39 45 52 60 65 78 90 109 117 130 156 180 195 218 234 260 327 390 436 468 545 585 654 780 981 1,090 1,170 1,308 1,417 1,635 1,962 2,180 2,340 2,834 3,270 3,924 4,251 4,905 5,668 6,540 7,085 8,502 9,810 12,753 14,170 17,004 19,620 21,255 25,506 28,340 42,510 51,012 63,765 85,020 127,530 and 255,060, with no remainder.

Since 255,060 cannot be divided by just 1 and 255,060, 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).