Q: Is 264,132 a Composite Number?

Why is 264,132 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 264,132 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 11 12 18 22 23 29 33 36 44 46 58 66 69 87 92 99 116 132 138 174 198 207 253 261 276 319 348 396 414 506 522 638 667 759 828 957 1,012 1,044 1,276 1,334 1,518 1,914 2,001 2,277 2,668 2,871 3,036 3,828 4,002 4,554 5,742 6,003 7,337 8,004 9,108 11,484 12,006 14,674 22,011 24,012 29,348 44,022 66,033 88,044 132,066 and 264,132, with no remainder.

Since 264,132 cannot be divided by just 1 and 264,132, 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).