Q: Is 235,008 a Composite Number?

Why is 235,008 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 235,008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 17 18 24 27 32 34 36 48 51 54 64 68 72 96 102 108 128 136 144 153 192 204 216 256 272 288 306 384 408 432 459 512 544 576 612 768 816 864 918 1,088 1,152 1,224 1,536 1,632 1,728 1,836 2,176 2,304 2,448 3,264 3,456 3,672 4,352 4,608 4,896 6,528 6,912 7,344 8,704 9,792 13,056 13,824 14,688 19,584 26,112 29,376 39,168 58,752 78,336 117,504 and 235,008, with no remainder.

Since 235,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 235,008, 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).