Q: Is 320,880 a Composite Number?

Why is 320,880 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 320,880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 20 21 24 28 30 35 40 42 48 56 60 70 80 84 105 112 120 140 168 191 210 240 280 336 382 420 560 573 764 840 955 1,146 1,337 1,528 1,680 1,910 2,292 2,674 2,865 3,056 3,820 4,011 4,584 5,348 5,730 6,685 7,640 8,022 9,168 10,696 11,460 13,370 15,280 16,044 20,055 21,392 22,920 26,740 32,088 40,110 45,840 53,480 64,176 80,220 106,960 160,440 and 320,880, with no remainder.

Since 320,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 320,880, 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).