Q: Is 281,424 a Composite Number?

Why is 281,424 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 281,424 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 13 16 22 24 26 33 39 41 44 48 52 66 78 82 88 104 123 132 143 156 164 176 208 246 264 286 312 328 429 451 492 528 533 572 624 656 858 902 984 1,066 1,144 1,353 1,599 1,716 1,804 1,968 2,132 2,288 2,706 3,198 3,432 3,608 4,264 5,412 5,863 6,396 6,864 7,216 8,528 10,824 11,726 12,792 17,589 21,648 23,452 25,584 35,178 46,904 70,356 93,808 140,712 and 281,424, with no remainder.

Since 281,424 cannot be divided by just 1 and 281,424, 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).