Q: Is 246,636 a Composite Number?

Why is 246,636 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 246,636 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 13 17 18 26 31 34 36 39 51 52 62 68 78 93 102 117 124 153 156 186 204 221 234 279 306 372 403 442 468 527 558 612 663 806 884 1,054 1,116 1,209 1,326 1,581 1,612 1,989 2,108 2,418 2,652 3,162 3,627 3,978 4,743 4,836 6,324 6,851 7,254 7,956 9,486 13,702 14,508 18,972 20,553 27,404 41,106 61,659 82,212 123,318 and 246,636, with no remainder.

Since 246,636 cannot be divided by just 1 and 246,636, 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).