Q: Is 232,128 a Composite Number?

Why is 232,128 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 232,128 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 16 18 24 26 31 32 36 39 48 52 62 64 72 78 93 96 104 117 124 144 156 186 192 208 234 248 279 288 312 372 403 416 468 496 558 576 624 744 806 832 936 992 1,116 1,209 1,248 1,488 1,612 1,872 1,984 2,232 2,418 2,496 2,976 3,224 3,627 3,744 4,464 4,836 5,952 6,448 7,254 7,488 8,928 9,672 12,896 14,508 17,856 19,344 25,792 29,016 38,688 58,032 77,376 116,064 and 232,128, with no remainder.

Since 232,128 cannot be divided by just 1 and 232,128, 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).