Q: Is 232,000 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 232,000 is a composite number.

Why is 232,000 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 232,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 29 32 40 50 58 64 80 100 116 125 145 160 200 232 250 290 320 400 464 500 580 725 800 928 1,000 1,160 1,450 1,600 1,856 2,000 2,320 2,900 3,625 4,000 4,640 5,800 7,250 8,000 9,280 11,600 14,500 23,200 29,000 46,400 58,000 116,000 and 232,000, with no remainder.

Since 232,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 232,000, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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