Q: Is 236,544 a Composite Number?

Why is 236,544 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 236,544 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 11 12 14 16 21 22 24 28 32 33 42 44 48 56 64 66 77 84 88 96 112 128 132 154 168 176 192 224 231 256 264 308 336 352 384 448 462 512 528 616 672 704 768 896 924 1,024 1,056 1,232 1,344 1,408 1,536 1,792 1,848 2,112 2,464 2,688 2,816 3,072 3,584 3,696 4,224 4,928 5,376 5,632 7,168 7,392 8,448 9,856 10,752 11,264 14,784 16,896 19,712 21,504 29,568 33,792 39,424 59,136 78,848 118,272 and 236,544, with no remainder.

Since 236,544 cannot be divided by just 1 and 236,544, 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).