Q: Is 293,328 a Composite Number?

Why is 293,328 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 293,328 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 27 28 36 42 48 54 56 63 72 84 97 108 112 126 144 168 189 194 216 252 291 336 378 388 432 504 582 679 756 776 873 1,008 1,164 1,358 1,512 1,552 1,746 2,037 2,328 2,619 2,716 3,024 3,492 4,074 4,656 5,238 5,432 6,111 6,984 8,148 10,476 10,864 12,222 13,968 16,296 18,333 20,952 24,444 32,592 36,666 41,904 48,888 73,332 97,776 146,664 and 293,328, with no remainder.

Since 293,328 cannot be divided by just 1 and 293,328, 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).