Q: Is 295,488 a Composite Number?

Why is 295,488 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 295,488 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 19 24 27 32 36 38 48 54 57 64 72 76 81 96 108 114 144 152 162 171 192 216 228 243 288 304 324 342 432 456 486 513 576 608 648 684 864 912 972 1,026 1,216 1,296 1,368 1,539 1,728 1,824 1,944 2,052 2,592 2,736 3,078 3,648 3,888 4,104 4,617 5,184 5,472 6,156 7,776 8,208 9,234 10,944 12,312 15,552 16,416 18,468 24,624 32,832 36,936 49,248 73,872 98,496 147,744 and 295,488, with no remainder.

Since 295,488 cannot be divided by just 1 and 295,488, 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).