Q: Is 253,368 a Composite Number?

Why is 253,368 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 253,368 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 17 18 23 24 27 34 36 46 51 54 68 69 72 81 92 102 108 136 138 153 162 184 204 207 216 276 306 324 391 408 414 459 552 612 621 648 782 828 918 1,173 1,224 1,242 1,377 1,564 1,656 1,836 1,863 2,346 2,484 2,754 3,128 3,519 3,672 3,726 4,692 4,968 5,508 7,038 7,452 9,384 10,557 11,016 14,076 14,904 21,114 28,152 31,671 42,228 63,342 84,456 126,684 and 253,368, with no remainder.

Since 253,368 cannot be divided by just 1 and 253,368, 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).