Q: Is 319,968 a Composite Number?

Why is 319,968 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 319,968 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 16 18 22 24 32 33 36 44 48 66 72 88 96 99 101 132 144 176 198 202 264 288 303 352 396 404 528 606 792 808 909 1,056 1,111 1,212 1,584 1,616 1,818 2,222 2,424 3,168 3,232 3,333 3,636 4,444 4,848 6,666 7,272 8,888 9,696 9,999 13,332 14,544 17,776 19,998 26,664 29,088 35,552 39,996 53,328 79,992 106,656 159,984 and 319,968, with no remainder.

Since 319,968 cannot be divided by just 1 and 319,968, 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).