Q: Is 230,256 a Composite Number?

Why is 230,256 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 230,256 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 16 18 24 26 27 36 39 41 48 52 54 72 78 82 104 108 117 123 144 156 164 208 216 234 246 312 328 351 369 432 468 492 533 624 656 702 738 936 984 1,066 1,107 1,404 1,476 1,599 1,872 1,968 2,132 2,214 2,808 2,952 3,198 4,264 4,428 4,797 5,616 5,904 6,396 8,528 8,856 9,594 12,792 14,391 17,712 19,188 25,584 28,782 38,376 57,564 76,752 115,128 and 230,256, with no remainder.

Since 230,256 cannot be divided by just 1 and 230,256, 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).