Q: Is 128,448 a Composite Number?

Why is 128,448 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 128,448 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 32 36 48 64 72 96 144 192 223 288 446 576 669 892 1,338 1,784 2,007 2,676 3,568 4,014 5,352 7,136 8,028 10,704 14,272 16,056 21,408 32,112 42,816 64,224 and 128,448, with no remainder.

Since 128,448 cannot be divided by just 1 and 128,448, 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).