Q: Is 281,232 a Composite Number?

Why is 281,232 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 281,232 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 27 28 31 36 42 48 54 56 62 63 72 81 84 93 108 112 124 126 144 162 168 186 189 216 217 248 252 279 324 336 372 378 432 434 496 504 558 567 648 651 744 756 837 868 1,008 1,116 1,134 1,296 1,302 1,488 1,512 1,674 1,736 1,953 2,232 2,268 2,511 2,604 3,024 3,348 3,472 3,906 4,464 4,536 5,022 5,208 5,859 6,696 7,812 9,072 10,044 10,416 11,718 13,392 15,624 17,577 20,088 23,436 31,248 35,154 40,176 46,872 70,308 93,744 140,616 and 281,232, with no remainder.

Since 281,232 cannot be divided by just 1 and 281,232, 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).