Q: Is 296,208 a Composite Number?

Why is 296,208 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 296,208 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 16 17 18 22 24 33 34 36 44 48 51 66 68 72 88 99 102 121 132 136 144 153 176 187 198 204 242 264 272 306 363 374 396 408 484 528 561 612 726 748 792 816 968 1,089 1,122 1,224 1,452 1,496 1,584 1,683 1,936 2,057 2,178 2,244 2,448 2,904 2,992 3,366 4,114 4,356 4,488 5,808 6,171 6,732 8,228 8,712 8,976 12,342 13,464 16,456 17,424 18,513 24,684 26,928 32,912 37,026 49,368 74,052 98,736 148,104 and 296,208, with no remainder.

Since 296,208 cannot be divided by just 1 and 296,208, 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).