Q: Is 323,232 a Composite Number?

Why is 323,232 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 323,232 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 13 14 16 21 24 26 28 32 37 39 42 48 52 56 74 78 84 91 96 104 111 112 148 156 168 182 208 222 224 259 273 296 312 336 364 416 444 481 518 546 592 624 672 728 777 888 962 1,036 1,092 1,184 1,248 1,443 1,456 1,554 1,776 1,924 2,072 2,184 2,886 2,912 3,108 3,367 3,552 3,848 4,144 4,368 5,772 6,216 6,734 7,696 8,288 8,736 10,101 11,544 12,432 13,468 15,392 20,202 23,088 24,864 26,936 40,404 46,176 53,872 80,808 107,744 161,616 and 323,232, with no remainder.

Since 323,232 cannot be divided by just 1 and 323,232, 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).