Q: Is 253,968 a Composite Number?

Why is 253,968 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 253,968 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 13 16 22 24 26 33 37 39 44 48 52 66 74 78 88 104 111 132 143 148 156 176 208 222 264 286 296 312 407 429 444 481 528 572 592 624 814 858 888 962 1,144 1,221 1,443 1,628 1,716 1,776 1,924 2,288 2,442 2,886 3,256 3,432 3,848 4,884 5,291 5,772 6,512 6,864 7,696 9,768 10,582 11,544 15,873 19,536 21,164 23,088 31,746 42,328 63,492 84,656 126,984 and 253,968, with no remainder.

Since 253,968 cannot be divided by just 1 and 253,968, 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).