Q: Is 214,032 a Composite Number?

Why is 214,032 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 214,032 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 13 14 16 21 24 26 28 39 42 48 49 52 56 78 84 91 98 104 112 147 156 168 182 196 208 273 294 312 336 343 364 392 546 588 624 637 686 728 784 1,029 1,092 1,176 1,274 1,372 1,456 1,911 2,058 2,184 2,352 2,548 2,744 3,822 4,116 4,368 4,459 5,096 5,488 7,644 8,232 8,918 10,192 13,377 15,288 16,464 17,836 26,754 30,576 35,672 53,508 71,344 107,016 and 214,032, with no remainder.

Since 214,032 cannot be divided by just 1 and 214,032, 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).