Q: Is 284,544 a Composite Number?

Why is 284,544 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 284,544 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 16 18 19 24 26 32 36 38 39 48 52 57 64 72 76 78 96 104 114 117 128 144 152 156 171 192 208 228 234 247 288 304 312 342 384 416 456 468 494 576 608 624 684 741 832 912 936 988 1,152 1,216 1,248 1,368 1,482 1,664 1,824 1,872 1,976 2,223 2,432 2,496 2,736 2,964 3,648 3,744 3,952 4,446 4,992 5,472 5,928 7,296 7,488 7,904 8,892 10,944 11,856 14,976 15,808 17,784 21,888 23,712 31,616 35,568 47,424 71,136 94,848 142,272 and 284,544, with no remainder.

Since 284,544 cannot be divided by just 1 and 284,544, 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).