Q: Is 164,736 a Composite Number?

Why is 164,736 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 164,736 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 13 16 18 22 24 26 32 33 36 39 44 48 52 64 66 72 78 88 96 99 104 117 128 132 143 144 156 176 192 198 208 234 264 286 288 312 352 384 396 416 429 468 528 572 576 624 704 792 832 858 936 1,056 1,144 1,152 1,248 1,287 1,408 1,584 1,664 1,716 1,872 2,112 2,288 2,496 2,574 3,168 3,432 3,744 4,224 4,576 4,992 5,148 6,336 6,864 7,488 9,152 10,296 12,672 13,728 14,976 18,304 20,592 27,456 41,184 54,912 82,368 and 164,736, with no remainder.

Since 164,736 cannot be divided by just 1 and 164,736, 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).