Q: Is 253,344 a Composite Number?

Why is 253,344 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 253,344 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 13 14 16 21 24 26 28 29 32 39 42 48 52 56 58 78 84 87 91 96 104 112 116 156 168 174 182 203 208 224 232 273 312 336 348 364 377 406 416 464 546 609 624 672 696 728 754 812 928 1,092 1,131 1,218 1,248 1,392 1,456 1,508 1,624 2,184 2,262 2,436 2,639 2,784 2,912 3,016 3,248 4,368 4,524 4,872 5,278 6,032 6,496 7,917 8,736 9,048 9,744 10,556 12,064 15,834 18,096 19,488 21,112 31,668 36,192 42,224 63,336 84,448 126,672 and 253,344, with no remainder.

Since 253,344 cannot be divided by just 1 and 253,344, 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).