Q: Is 214,368 a Composite Number?

Why is 214,368 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 214,368 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 11 12 14 16 21 22 24 28 29 32 33 42 44 48 56 58 66 77 84 87 88 96 112 116 132 154 168 174 176 203 224 231 232 264 308 319 336 348 352 406 462 464 528 609 616 638 672 696 812 924 928 957 1,056 1,218 1,232 1,276 1,392 1,624 1,848 1,914 2,233 2,436 2,464 2,552 2,784 3,248 3,696 3,828 4,466 4,872 5,104 6,496 6,699 7,392 7,656 8,932 9,744 10,208 13,398 15,312 17,864 19,488 26,796 30,624 35,728 53,592 71,456 107,184 and 214,368, with no remainder.

Since 214,368 cannot be divided by just 1 and 214,368, 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).