Q: Is 254,016 a Composite Number?

Why is 254,016 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 254,016 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 27 28 32 36 42 48 49 54 56 63 64 72 81 84 96 98 108 112 126 144 147 162 168 189 192 196 216 224 252 288 294 324 336 378 392 432 441 448 504 567 576 588 648 672 756 784 864 882 1,008 1,134 1,176 1,296 1,323 1,344 1,512 1,568 1,728 1,764 2,016 2,268 2,352 2,592 2,646 3,024 3,136 3,528 3,969 4,032 4,536 4,704 5,184 5,292 6,048 7,056 7,938 9,072 9,408 10,584 12,096 14,112 15,876 18,144 21,168 28,224 31,752 36,288 42,336 63,504 84,672 127,008 and 254,016, with no remainder.

Since 254,016 cannot be divided by just 1 and 254,016, 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).