Q: Is 289,296 a Composite Number?

Why is 289,296 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 289,296 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 36 41 42 48 49 56 63 72 82 84 98 112 123 126 144 147 164 168 196 246 252 287 294 328 336 369 392 441 492 504 574 588 656 738 784 861 882 984 1,008 1,148 1,176 1,476 1,722 1,764 1,968 2,009 2,296 2,352 2,583 2,952 3,444 3,528 4,018 4,592 5,166 5,904 6,027 6,888 7,056 8,036 10,332 12,054 13,776 16,072 18,081 20,664 24,108 32,144 36,162 41,328 48,216 72,324 96,432 144,648 and 289,296, with no remainder.

Since 289,296 cannot be divided by just 1 and 289,296, 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).