Q: Is 232,672 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 232,672 is a composite number.

Why is 232,672 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 232,672 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 16 22 32 44 88 176 352 661 1,322 2,644 5,288 7,271 10,576 14,542 21,152 29,084 58,168 116,336 and 232,672, with no remainder.

Since 232,672 cannot be divided by just 1 and 232,672, 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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