Q: Is 234,432 a Composite Number?

Why is 234,432 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 234,432 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 16 18 22 24 32 33 36 37 44 48 64 66 72 74 88 96 99 111 132 144 148 176 192 198 222 264 288 296 333 352 396 407 444 528 576 592 666 704 792 814 888 1,056 1,184 1,221 1,332 1,584 1,628 1,776 2,112 2,368 2,442 2,664 3,168 3,256 3,552 3,663 4,884 5,328 6,336 6,512 7,104 7,326 9,768 10,656 13,024 14,652 19,536 21,312 26,048 29,304 39,072 58,608 78,144 117,216 and 234,432, with no remainder.

Since 234,432 cannot be divided by just 1 and 234,432, 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).