Q: Is 203,616 a Composite Number?

Why is 203,616 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 203,616 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 32 36 42 48 56 63 72 84 96 101 112 126 144 168 202 224 252 288 303 336 404 504 606 672 707 808 909 1,008 1,212 1,414 1,616 1,818 2,016 2,121 2,424 2,828 3,232 3,636 4,242 4,848 5,656 6,363 7,272 8,484 9,696 11,312 12,726 14,544 16,968 22,624 25,452 29,088 33,936 50,904 67,872 101,808 and 203,616, with no remainder.

Since 203,616 cannot be divided by just 1 and 203,616, 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).