Q: Is 268,464 a Composite Number?

Why is 268,464 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 268,464 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 17 21 24 28 34 42 47 48 51 56 68 84 94 102 112 119 136 141 168 188 204 238 272 282 329 336 357 376 408 476 564 658 714 752 799 816 952 987 1,128 1,316 1,428 1,598 1,904 1,974 2,256 2,397 2,632 2,856 3,196 3,948 4,794 5,264 5,593 5,712 6,392 7,896 9,588 11,186 12,784 15,792 16,779 19,176 22,372 33,558 38,352 44,744 67,116 89,488 134,232 and 268,464, with no remainder.

Since 268,464 cannot be divided by just 1 and 268,464, 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).