Q: Is 275,232 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 275,232 is a composite number.

Why is 275,232 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 275,232 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 47 48 61 94 96 122 141 183 188 244 282 366 376 488 564 732 752 976 1,128 1,464 1,504 1,952 2,256 2,867 2,928 4,512 5,734 5,856 8,601 11,468 17,202 22,936 34,404 45,872 68,808 91,744 137,616 and 275,232, with no remainder.

Since 275,232 cannot be divided by just 1 and 275,232, 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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