Q: Is 169,344 a Composite Number?

Why is 169,344 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 169,344 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 27 28 32 36 42 48 49 54 56 63 64 72 84 96 98 108 112 126 128 144 147 168 189 192 196 216 224 252 288 294 336 378 384 392 432 441 448 504 576 588 672 756 784 864 882 896 1,008 1,152 1,176 1,323 1,344 1,512 1,568 1,728 1,764 2,016 2,352 2,646 2,688 3,024 3,136 3,456 3,528 4,032 4,704 5,292 6,048 6,272 7,056 8,064 9,408 10,584 12,096 14,112 18,816 21,168 24,192 28,224 42,336 56,448 84,672 and 169,344, with no remainder.

Since 169,344 cannot be divided by just 1 and 169,344, 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).