Q: Is 294,336 a Composite Number?

Why is 294,336 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 294,336 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 32 36 42 48 56 63 64 72 73 84 96 112 126 144 146 168 192 219 224 252 288 292 336 438 448 504 511 576 584 657 672 876 1,008 1,022 1,168 1,314 1,344 1,533 1,752 2,016 2,044 2,336 2,628 3,066 3,504 4,032 4,088 4,599 4,672 5,256 6,132 7,008 8,176 9,198 10,512 12,264 14,016 16,352 18,396 21,024 24,528 32,704 36,792 42,048 49,056 73,584 98,112 147,168 and 294,336, with no remainder.

Since 294,336 cannot be divided by just 1 and 294,336, 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).