Q: Is 532,224 a Composite Number?

Why is 532,224 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 532,224 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 11 12 14 16 18 21 22 24 27 28 32 33 36 42 44 48 54 56 63 64 66 72 77 84 88 96 99 108 112 126 128 132 144 154 168 176 189 192 198 216 224 231 252 256 264 288 297 308 336 352 378 384 396 432 448 462 504 528 576 594 616 672 693 704 756 768 792 864 896 924 1,008 1,056 1,152 1,188 1,232 1,344 1,386 1,408 1,512 1,584 1,728 1,792 1,848 2,016 2,079 2,112 2,304 2,376 2,464 2,688 2,772 2,816 3,024 3,168 3,456 3,696 4,032 4,158 4,224 4,752 4,928 5,376 5,544 6,048 6,336 6,912 7,392 8,064 8,316 8,448 9,504 9,856 11,088 12,096 12,672 14,784 16,128 16,632 19,008 19,712 22,176 24,192 25,344 29,568 33,264 38,016 44,352 48,384 59,136 66,528 76,032 88,704 133,056 177,408 266,112 and 532,224, with no remainder.

Since 532,224 cannot be divided by just 1 and 532,224, 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).