Q: Is 256,320 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 256,320 is a composite number.

Why is 256,320 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 256,320 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 32 36 40 45 48 60 64 72 80 89 90 96 120 144 160 178 180 192 240 267 288 320 356 360 445 480 534 576 712 720 801 890 960 1,068 1,335 1,424 1,440 1,602 1,780 2,136 2,670 2,848 2,880 3,204 3,560 4,005 4,272 5,340 5,696 6,408 7,120 8,010 8,544 10,680 12,816 14,240 16,020 17,088 21,360 25,632 28,480 32,040 42,720 51,264 64,080 85,440 128,160 and 256,320, with no remainder.

Since 256,320 cannot be divided by just 1 and 256,320, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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