Q: Is 129,024 a Composite Number?

Why is 129,024 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 129,024 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 32 36 42 48 56 63 64 72 84 96 112 126 128 144 168 192 224 252 256 288 336 384 448 504 512 576 672 768 896 1,008 1,024 1,152 1,344 1,536 1,792 2,016 2,048 2,304 2,688 3,072 3,584 4,032 4,608 5,376 6,144 7,168 8,064 9,216 10,752 14,336 16,128 18,432 21,504 32,256 43,008 64,512 and 129,024, with no remainder.

Since 129,024 cannot be divided by just 1 and 129,024, 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).