Q: Is 244,608 a Composite Number?

Why is 244,608 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 244,608 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 13 14 16 21 24 26 28 32 39 42 48 49 52 56 64 78 84 91 96 98 104 112 128 147 156 168 182 192 196 208 224 273 294 312 336 364 384 392 416 448 546 588 624 637 672 728 784 832 896 1,092 1,176 1,248 1,274 1,344 1,456 1,568 1,664 1,911 2,184 2,352 2,496 2,548 2,688 2,912 3,136 3,822 4,368 4,704 4,992 5,096 5,824 6,272 7,644 8,736 9,408 10,192 11,648 15,288 17,472 18,816 20,384 30,576 34,944 40,768 61,152 81,536 122,304 and 244,608, with no remainder.

Since 244,608 cannot be divided by just 1 and 244,608, 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).