Q: Is 263,736 a Composite Number?

Why is 263,736 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 263,736 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 18 22 24 27 33 36 37 44 54 66 72 74 81 88 99 108 111 132 148 162 198 216 222 264 296 297 324 333 396 407 444 594 648 666 792 814 888 891 999 1,188 1,221 1,332 1,628 1,782 1,998 2,376 2,442 2,664 2,997 3,256 3,564 3,663 3,996 4,884 5,994 7,128 7,326 7,992 9,768 10,989 11,988 14,652 21,978 23,976 29,304 32,967 43,956 65,934 87,912 131,868 and 263,736, with no remainder.

Since 263,736 cannot be divided by just 1 and 263,736, 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).