Q: Is 261,888 a Composite Number?

Why is 261,888 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 261,888 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 16 22 24 31 32 33 44 48 62 64 66 88 93 96 124 128 132 176 186 192 248 256 264 341 352 372 384 496 528 682 704 744 768 992 1,023 1,056 1,364 1,408 1,488 1,984 2,046 2,112 2,728 2,816 2,976 3,968 4,092 4,224 5,456 5,952 7,936 8,184 8,448 10,912 11,904 16,368 21,824 23,808 32,736 43,648 65,472 87,296 130,944 and 261,888, with no remainder.

Since 261,888 cannot be divided by just 1 and 261,888, 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).