Q: Is 168,336 a Composite Number?

Why is 168,336 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 168,336 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 36 42 48 56 63 72 84 112 126 144 167 168 252 334 336 501 504 668 1,002 1,008 1,169 1,336 1,503 2,004 2,338 2,672 3,006 3,507 4,008 4,676 6,012 7,014 8,016 9,352 10,521 12,024 14,028 18,704 21,042 24,048 28,056 42,084 56,112 84,168 and 168,336, with no remainder.

Since 168,336 cannot be divided by just 1 and 168,336, 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).