Q: Is 64,260 a Composite Number?

Why is 64,260 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 64,260 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 14 15 17 18 20 21 27 28 30 34 35 36 42 45 51 54 60 63 68 70 84 85 90 102 105 108 119 126 135 140 153 170 180 189 204 210 238 252 255 270 306 315 340 357 378 420 459 476 510 540 595 612 630 714 756 765 918 945 1,020 1,071 1,190 1,260 1,428 1,530 1,785 1,836 1,890 2,142 2,295 2,380 3,060 3,213 3,570 3,780 4,284 4,590 5,355 6,426 7,140 9,180 10,710 12,852 16,065 21,420 32,130 and 64,260, with no remainder.

Since 64,260 cannot be divided by just 1 and 64,260, 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).