Q: Is 267,036 a Composite Number?

Why is 267,036 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 267,036 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 11 12 14 17 21 22 28 33 34 42 44 51 66 68 77 84 102 119 132 154 187 204 231 238 289 308 357 374 462 476 561 578 714 748 867 924 1,122 1,156 1,309 1,428 1,734 2,023 2,244 2,618 3,179 3,468 3,927 4,046 5,236 6,069 6,358 7,854 8,092 9,537 12,138 12,716 15,708 19,074 22,253 24,276 38,148 44,506 66,759 89,012 133,518 and 267,036, with no remainder.

Since 267,036 cannot be divided by just 1 and 267,036, 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).