Q: Is 278,256 a Composite Number?

Why is 278,256 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 278,256 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 16 17 22 24 31 33 34 44 48 51 62 66 68 88 93 102 124 132 136 176 186 187 204 248 264 272 341 372 374 408 496 527 528 561 682 744 748 816 1,023 1,054 1,122 1,364 1,488 1,496 1,581 2,046 2,108 2,244 2,728 2,992 3,162 4,092 4,216 4,488 5,456 5,797 6,324 8,184 8,432 8,976 11,594 12,648 16,368 17,391 23,188 25,296 34,782 46,376 69,564 92,752 139,128 and 278,256, with no remainder.

Since 278,256 cannot be divided by just 1 and 278,256, 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).