Q: Is 299,136 a Composite Number?

Why is 299,136 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 299,136 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 19 24 32 38 41 48 57 64 76 82 96 114 123 128 152 164 192 228 246 304 328 384 456 492 608 656 779 912 984 1,216 1,312 1,558 1,824 1,968 2,337 2,432 2,624 3,116 3,648 3,936 4,674 5,248 6,232 7,296 7,872 9,348 12,464 15,744 18,696 24,928 37,392 49,856 74,784 99,712 149,568 and 299,136, with no remainder.

Since 299,136 cannot be divided by just 1 and 299,136, 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).