Q: Is 269,136 a Composite Number?

Why is 269,136 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 269,136 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 27 28 36 42 48 54 56 63 72 84 89 108 112 126 144 168 178 189 216 252 267 336 356 378 432 504 534 623 712 756 801 1,008 1,068 1,246 1,424 1,512 1,602 1,869 2,136 2,403 2,492 3,024 3,204 3,738 4,272 4,806 4,984 5,607 6,408 7,476 9,612 9,968 11,214 12,816 14,952 16,821 19,224 22,428 29,904 33,642 38,448 44,856 67,284 89,712 134,568 and 269,136, with no remainder.

Since 269,136 cannot be divided by just 1 and 269,136, 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).