Q: Is 211,968 a Composite Number?

Why is 211,968 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 211,968 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 23 24 32 36 46 48 64 69 72 92 96 128 138 144 184 192 207 256 276 288 368 384 414 512 552 576 736 768 828 1,024 1,104 1,152 1,472 1,536 1,656 2,208 2,304 2,944 3,072 3,312 4,416 4,608 5,888 6,624 8,832 9,216 11,776 13,248 17,664 23,552 26,496 35,328 52,992 70,656 105,984 and 211,968, with no remainder.

Since 211,968 cannot be divided by just 1 and 211,968, 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).