Q: Is 258,552 a Composite Number?

Why is 258,552 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 258,552 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 18 19 21 24 27 28 36 38 42 54 56 57 63 72 76 81 84 108 114 126 133 152 162 168 171 189 216 228 243 252 266 324 342 378 399 456 486 504 513 532 567 648 684 756 798 972 1,026 1,064 1,134 1,197 1,368 1,512 1,539 1,596 1,701 1,944 2,052 2,268 2,394 3,078 3,192 3,402 3,591 4,104 4,536 4,617 4,788 6,156 6,804 7,182 9,234 9,576 10,773 12,312 13,608 14,364 18,468 21,546 28,728 32,319 36,936 43,092 64,638 86,184 129,276 and 258,552, with no remainder.

Since 258,552 cannot be divided by just 1 and 258,552, 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).