Q: Is 112,344,232 a Composite Number?

Why is 112,344,232 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 112,344,232 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 11 13 14 22 26 28 44 52 56 77 88 91 104 143 154 182 286 308 364 572 616 728 1,001 1,144 2,002 4,004 8,008 14,029 28,058 56,116 98,203 112,232 154,319 182,377 196,406 308,638 364,754 392,812 617,276 729,508 785,624 1,080,233 1,234,552 1,276,639 1,459,016 2,006,147 2,160,466 2,553,278 4,012,294 4,320,932 5,106,556 8,024,588 8,641,864 10,213,112 14,043,029 16,049,176 28,086,058 56,172,116 and 112,344,232, with no remainder.

Since 112,344,232 cannot be divided by just 1 and 112,344,232, 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).