Q: Is 384,192 a Composite Number?

Why is 384,192 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 384,192 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 23 24 29 32 36 46 48 58 64 69 72 87 92 96 116 138 144 174 184 192 207 232 261 276 288 348 368 414 464 522 552 576 667 696 736 828 928 1,044 1,104 1,334 1,392 1,472 1,656 1,856 2,001 2,088 2,208 2,668 2,784 3,312 4,002 4,176 4,416 5,336 5,568 6,003 6,624 8,004 8,352 10,672 12,006 13,248 16,008 16,704 21,344 24,012 32,016 42,688 48,024 64,032 96,048 128,064 192,096 and 384,192, with no remainder.

Since 384,192 cannot be divided by just 1 and 384,192, 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).