Q: Is 23,232 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 23,232 is a composite number.

Why is 23,232 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 23,232 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 16 22 24 32 33 44 48 64 66 88 96 121 132 176 192 242 264 352 363 484 528 704 726 968 1,056 1,452 1,936 2,112 2,904 3,872 5,808 7,744 11,616 and 23,232, with no remainder.

Since 23,232 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,232, 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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