Q: Is 244,188 a Composite Number?

Why is 244,188 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 244,188 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 17 18 19 21 27 28 34 36 38 42 51 54 57 63 68 76 84 102 108 114 119 126 133 153 171 189 204 228 238 252 266 306 323 342 357 378 399 459 476 513 532 612 646 684 714 756 798 918 969 1,026 1,071 1,197 1,292 1,428 1,596 1,836 1,938 2,052 2,142 2,261 2,394 2,907 3,213 3,591 3,876 4,284 4,522 4,788 5,814 6,426 6,783 7,182 8,721 9,044 11,628 12,852 13,566 14,364 17,442 20,349 27,132 34,884 40,698 61,047 81,396 122,094 and 244,188, with no remainder.

Since 244,188 cannot be divided by just 1 and 244,188, 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).