Q: Is 224,352 a Composite Number?

Why is 224,352 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 224,352 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 19 24 32 36 38 41 48 57 72 76 82 96 114 123 144 152 164 171 228 246 288 304 328 342 369 456 492 608 656 684 738 779 912 984 1,312 1,368 1,476 1,558 1,824 1,968 2,337 2,736 2,952 3,116 3,936 4,674 5,472 5,904 6,232 7,011 9,348 11,808 12,464 14,022 18,696 24,928 28,044 37,392 56,088 74,784 112,176 and 224,352, with no remainder.

Since 224,352 cannot be divided by just 1 and 224,352, 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).