Q: Is 296,352 a Composite Number?

Why is 296,352 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 296,352 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 27 28 32 36 42 48 49 54 56 63 72 84 96 98 108 112 126 144 147 168 189 196 216 224 252 288 294 336 343 378 392 432 441 504 588 672 686 756 784 864 882 1,008 1,029 1,176 1,323 1,372 1,512 1,568 1,764 2,016 2,058 2,352 2,646 2,744 3,024 3,087 3,528 4,116 4,704 5,292 5,488 6,048 6,174 7,056 8,232 9,261 10,584 10,976 12,348 14,112 16,464 18,522 21,168 24,696 32,928 37,044 42,336 49,392 74,088 98,784 148,176 and 296,352, with no remainder.

Since 296,352 cannot be divided by just 1 and 296,352, 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).