Q: Is 296,856 a Composite Number?

Why is 296,856 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 296,856 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 18 19 21 24 28 31 36 38 42 56 57 62 63 72 76 84 93 114 124 126 133 152 168 171 186 217 228 248 252 266 279 342 372 399 434 456 504 532 558 589 651 684 744 798 868 1,064 1,116 1,178 1,197 1,302 1,368 1,596 1,736 1,767 1,953 2,232 2,356 2,394 2,604 3,192 3,534 3,906 4,123 4,712 4,788 5,208 5,301 7,068 7,812 8,246 9,576 10,602 12,369 14,136 15,624 16,492 21,204 24,738 32,984 37,107 42,408 49,476 74,214 98,952 148,428 and 296,856, with no remainder.

Since 296,856 cannot be divided by just 1 and 296,856, 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).