Q: Is 128,016 a Composite Number?

Why is 128,016 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 128,016 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 36 42 48 56 63 72 84 112 126 127 144 168 252 254 336 381 504 508 762 889 1,008 1,016 1,143 1,524 1,778 2,032 2,286 2,667 3,048 3,556 4,572 5,334 6,096 7,112 8,001 9,144 10,668 14,224 16,002 18,288 21,336 32,004 42,672 64,008 and 128,016, with no remainder.

Since 128,016 cannot be divided by just 1 and 128,016, 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).