Q: Is 266,112 a Composite Number?

Why is 266,112 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 266,112 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 11 12 14 16 18 21 22 24 27 28 32 33 36 42 44 48 54 56 63 64 66 72 77 84 88 96 99 108 112 126 128 132 144 154 168 176 189 192 198 216 224 231 252 264 288 297 308 336 352 378 384 396 432 448 462 504 528 576 594 616 672 693 704 756 792 864 896 924 1,008 1,056 1,152 1,188 1,232 1,344 1,386 1,408 1,512 1,584 1,728 1,848 2,016 2,079 2,112 2,376 2,464 2,688 2,772 3,024 3,168 3,456 3,696 4,032 4,158 4,224 4,752 4,928 5,544 6,048 6,336 7,392 8,064 8,316 9,504 9,856 11,088 12,096 12,672 14,784 16,632 19,008 22,176 24,192 29,568 33,264 38,016 44,352 66,528 88,704 133,056 and 266,112, with no remainder.

Since 266,112 cannot be divided by just 1 and 266,112, 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).