Q: Is 268,164 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 268,164 is a composite number.

Why is 268,164 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 268,164 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 13 18 26 27 36 39 52 54 78 108 117 156 191 234 351 382 468 573 702 764 1,146 1,404 1,719 2,292 2,483 3,438 4,966 5,157 6,876 7,449 9,932 10,314 14,898 20,628 22,347 29,796 44,694 67,041 89,388 134,082 and 268,164, with no remainder.

Since 268,164 cannot be divided by just 1 and 268,164, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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