Q: Is 202,464 a Composite Number?

Why is 202,464 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 202,464 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 19 24 32 36 37 38 48 57 72 74 76 96 111 114 144 148 152 171 222 228 288 296 304 333 342 444 456 592 608 666 684 703 888 912 1,184 1,332 1,368 1,406 1,776 1,824 2,109 2,664 2,736 2,812 3,552 4,218 5,328 5,472 5,624 6,327 8,436 10,656 11,248 12,654 16,872 22,496 25,308 33,744 50,616 67,488 101,232 and 202,464, with no remainder.

Since 202,464 cannot be divided by just 1 and 202,464, 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).