Q: Is 204,624 a Composite Number?

Why is 204,624 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 204,624 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 29 36 42 48 49 56 58 63 72 84 87 98 112 116 126 144 147 168 174 196 203 232 252 261 294 336 348 392 406 441 464 504 522 588 609 696 784 812 882 1,008 1,044 1,176 1,218 1,392 1,421 1,624 1,764 1,827 2,088 2,352 2,436 2,842 3,248 3,528 3,654 4,176 4,263 4,872 5,684 7,056 7,308 8,526 9,744 11,368 12,789 14,616 17,052 22,736 25,578 29,232 34,104 51,156 68,208 102,312 and 204,624, with no remainder.

Since 204,624 cannot be divided by just 1 and 204,624, 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).