Q: Is 287,232 a Composite Number?

Why is 287,232 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 287,232 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 16 17 22 24 32 33 34 44 48 51 64 66 68 88 96 102 128 132 136 176 187 192 204 256 264 272 352 374 384 408 512 528 544 561 704 748 768 816 1,056 1,088 1,122 1,408 1,496 1,536 1,632 2,112 2,176 2,244 2,816 2,992 3,264 4,224 4,352 4,488 5,632 5,984 6,528 8,448 8,704 8,976 11,968 13,056 16,896 17,952 23,936 26,112 35,904 47,872 71,808 95,744 143,616 and 287,232, with no remainder.

Since 287,232 cannot be divided by just 1 and 287,232, 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).