Q: Is 671,232 a Composite Number?

Why is 671,232 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 671,232 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 19 23 24 32 38 46 48 57 64 69 76 92 96 114 128 138 152 184 192 228 256 276 304 368 384 437 456 512 552 608 736 768 874 912 1,104 1,216 1,311 1,472 1,536 1,748 1,824 2,208 2,432 2,622 2,944 3,496 3,648 4,416 4,864 5,244 5,888 6,992 7,296 8,832 9,728 10,488 11,776 13,984 14,592 17,664 20,976 27,968 29,184 35,328 41,952 55,936 83,904 111,872 167,808 223,744 335,616 and 671,232, with no remainder.

Since 671,232 cannot be divided by just 1 and 671,232, 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).