Q: Is 197,064 a Composite Number?

Why is 197,064 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 197,064 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 17 18 21 23 24 28 34 36 42 46 51 56 63 68 69 72 84 92 102 119 126 136 138 153 161 168 184 204 207 238 252 276 306 322 357 391 408 414 476 483 504 552 612 644 714 782 828 952 966 1,071 1,173 1,224 1,288 1,428 1,449 1,564 1,656 1,932 2,142 2,346 2,737 2,856 2,898 3,128 3,519 3,864 4,284 4,692 5,474 5,796 7,038 8,211 8,568 9,384 10,948 11,592 14,076 16,422 21,896 24,633 28,152 32,844 49,266 65,688 98,532 and 197,064, with no remainder.

Since 197,064 cannot be divided by just 1 and 197,064, 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).