Q: Is 232,008 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 232,008 is a composite number.

Why is 232,008 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 232,008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 24 28 42 56 84 168 1,381 2,762 4,143 5,524 8,286 9,667 11,048 16,572 19,334 29,001 33,144 38,668 58,002 77,336 116,004 and 232,008, with no remainder.

Since 232,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 232,008, 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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