Q: Is 263,952 a Composite Number?

Why is 263,952 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 263,952 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 16 18 24 26 27 36 39 47 48 52 54 72 78 94 104 108 117 141 144 156 188 208 216 234 282 312 351 376 423 432 468 564 611 624 702 752 846 936 1,128 1,222 1,269 1,404 1,692 1,833 1,872 2,256 2,444 2,538 2,808 3,384 3,666 4,888 5,076 5,499 5,616 6,768 7,332 9,776 10,152 10,998 14,664 16,497 20,304 21,996 29,328 32,994 43,992 65,988 87,984 131,976 and 263,952, with no remainder.

Since 263,952 cannot be divided by just 1 and 263,952, 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).