Q: Is 212,432 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 212,432 is a composite number.

Why is 212,432 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 212,432 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 16 17 22 34 44 68 71 88 136 142 176 187 272 284 374 568 748 781 1,136 1,207 1,496 1,562 2,414 2,992 3,124 4,828 6,248 9,656 12,496 13,277 19,312 26,554 53,108 106,216 and 212,432, with no remainder.

Since 212,432 cannot be divided by just 1 and 212,432, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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