Q: Is 283,536 a Composite Number?

Why is 283,536 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 283,536 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 16 18 22 24 33 36 44 48 66 72 88 99 132 144 176 179 198 264 358 396 528 537 716 792 1,074 1,432 1,584 1,611 1,969 2,148 2,864 3,222 3,938 4,296 5,907 6,444 7,876 8,592 11,814 12,888 15,752 17,721 23,628 25,776 31,504 35,442 47,256 70,884 94,512 141,768 and 283,536, with no remainder.

Since 283,536 cannot be divided by just 1 and 283,536, 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).