Q: Is 262,752 a Composite Number?

Why is 262,752 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 262,752 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 17 21 23 24 28 32 34 42 46 48 51 56 68 69 84 92 96 102 112 119 136 138 161 168 184 204 224 238 272 276 322 336 357 368 391 408 476 483 544 552 644 672 714 736 782 816 952 966 1,104 1,173 1,288 1,428 1,564 1,632 1,904 1,932 2,208 2,346 2,576 2,737 2,856 3,128 3,808 3,864 4,692 5,152 5,474 5,712 6,256 7,728 8,211 9,384 10,948 11,424 12,512 15,456 16,422 18,768 21,896 32,844 37,536 43,792 65,688 87,584 131,376 and 262,752, with no remainder.

Since 262,752 cannot be divided by just 1 and 262,752, 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).