Q: Is 263,088 a Composite Number?

Why is 263,088 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 263,088 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 27 28 29 36 42 48 54 56 58 63 72 81 84 87 108 112 116 126 144 162 168 174 189 203 216 232 252 261 324 336 348 378 406 432 464 504 522 567 609 648 696 756 783 812 1,008 1,044 1,134 1,218 1,296 1,392 1,512 1,566 1,624 1,827 2,088 2,268 2,349 2,436 3,024 3,132 3,248 3,654 4,176 4,536 4,698 4,872 5,481 6,264 7,308 9,072 9,396 9,744 10,962 12,528 14,616 16,443 18,792 21,924 29,232 32,886 37,584 43,848 65,772 87,696 131,544 and 263,088, with no remainder.

Since 263,088 cannot be divided by just 1 and 263,088, 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).