Q: Is 232,050 a Composite Number?

Why is 232,050 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 232,050 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 13 14 15 17 21 25 26 30 34 35 39 42 50 51 65 70 75 78 85 91 102 105 119 130 150 170 175 182 195 210 221 238 255 273 325 350 357 390 425 442 455 510 525 546 595 650 663 714 850 910 975 1,050 1,105 1,190 1,275 1,326 1,365 1,547 1,785 1,950 2,210 2,275 2,550 2,730 2,975 3,094 3,315 3,570 4,550 4,641 5,525 5,950 6,630 6,825 7,735 8,925 9,282 11,050 13,650 15,470 16,575 17,850 23,205 33,150 38,675 46,410 77,350 116,025 and 232,050, with no remainder.

Since 232,050 cannot be divided by just 1 and 232,050, 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).