Q: Is 290,472 a Composite Number?

Why is 290,472 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 290,472 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 13 14 19 21 24 26 28 38 39 42 49 52 56 57 76 78 84 91 98 104 114 133 147 152 156 168 182 196 228 247 266 273 294 312 364 392 399 456 494 532 546 588 637 728 741 798 931 988 1,064 1,092 1,176 1,274 1,482 1,596 1,729 1,862 1,911 1,976 2,184 2,548 2,793 2,964 3,192 3,458 3,724 3,822 5,096 5,187 5,586 5,928 6,916 7,448 7,644 10,374 11,172 12,103 13,832 15,288 20,748 22,344 24,206 36,309 41,496 48,412 72,618 96,824 145,236 and 290,472, with no remainder.

Since 290,472 cannot be divided by just 1 and 290,472, 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).