Q: Is 236,808 a Composite Number?

Why is 236,808 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 236,808 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 13 18 22 23 24 26 33 36 39 44 46 52 66 69 72 78 88 92 99 104 117 132 138 143 156 184 198 207 234 253 264 276 286 299 312 396 414 429 468 506 552 572 598 759 792 828 858 897 936 1,012 1,144 1,196 1,287 1,518 1,656 1,716 1,794 2,024 2,277 2,392 2,574 2,691 3,036 3,289 3,432 3,588 4,554 5,148 5,382 6,072 6,578 7,176 9,108 9,867 10,296 10,764 13,156 18,216 19,734 21,528 26,312 29,601 39,468 59,202 78,936 118,404 and 236,808, with no remainder.

Since 236,808 cannot be divided by just 1 and 236,808, 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).