Q: Is 238,896 a Composite Number?

Why is 238,896 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 238,896 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 27 28 36 42 48 54 56 63 72 79 84 108 112 126 144 158 168 189 216 237 252 316 336 378 432 474 504 553 632 711 756 948 1,008 1,106 1,264 1,422 1,512 1,659 1,896 2,133 2,212 2,844 3,024 3,318 3,792 4,266 4,424 4,977 5,688 6,636 8,532 8,848 9,954 11,376 13,272 14,931 17,064 19,908 26,544 29,862 34,128 39,816 59,724 79,632 119,448 and 238,896, with no remainder.

Since 238,896 cannot be divided by just 1 and 238,896, 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).