Q: Is 320,544 a Composite Number?

Why is 320,544 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 320,544 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 27 28 32 36 42 48 53 54 56 63 72 84 96 106 108 112 126 144 159 168 189 212 216 224 252 288 318 336 371 378 424 432 477 504 636 672 742 756 848 864 954 1,008 1,113 1,272 1,431 1,484 1,512 1,696 1,908 2,016 2,226 2,544 2,862 2,968 3,024 3,339 3,816 4,452 5,088 5,724 5,936 6,048 6,678 7,632 8,904 10,017 11,448 11,872 13,356 15,264 17,808 20,034 22,896 26,712 35,616 40,068 45,792 53,424 80,136 106,848 160,272 and 320,544, with no remainder.

Since 320,544 cannot be divided by just 1 and 320,544, 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).