Q: Is 232,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 232,960 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 232,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 13 14 16 20 26 28 32 35 40 52 56 64 65 70 80 91 104 112 128 130 140 160 182 208 224 256 260 280 320 364 416 448 455 512 520 560 640 728 832 896 910 1,040 1,120 1,280 1,456 1,664 1,792 1,820 2,080 2,240 2,560 2,912 3,328 3,584 3,640 4,160 4,480 5,824 6,656 7,280 8,320 8,960 11,648 14,560 16,640 17,920 23,296 29,120 33,280 46,592 58,240 116,480 and 232,960, with no remainder.

Since 232,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 232,960, 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).