Q: Is 293,664 a Composite Number?

Why is 293,664 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 293,664 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 19 21 23 24 28 32 38 42 46 48 56 57 69 76 84 92 96 112 114 133 138 152 161 168 184 224 228 266 276 304 322 336 368 399 437 456 483 532 552 608 644 672 736 798 874 912 966 1,064 1,104 1,288 1,311 1,596 1,748 1,824 1,932 2,128 2,208 2,576 2,622 3,059 3,192 3,496 3,864 4,256 5,152 5,244 6,118 6,384 6,992 7,728 9,177 10,488 12,236 12,768 13,984 15,456 18,354 20,976 24,472 36,708 41,952 48,944 73,416 97,888 146,832 and 293,664, with no remainder.

Since 293,664 cannot be divided by just 1 and 293,664, 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).