Q: Is 128,592 a Composite Number?

Why is 128,592 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 128,592 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 19 24 36 38 47 48 57 72 76 94 114 141 144 152 171 188 228 282 304 342 376 423 456 564 684 752 846 893 912 1,128 1,368 1,692 1,786 2,256 2,679 2,736 3,384 3,572 5,358 6,768 7,144 8,037 10,716 14,288 16,074 21,432 32,148 42,864 64,296 and 128,592, with no remainder.

Since 128,592 cannot be divided by just 1 and 128,592, 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).