Q: Is 321,642 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 321,642 is a composite number.

Why is 321,642 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 321,642 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 107 167 214 321 334 501 642 963 1,002 1,503 1,926 3,006 17,869 35,738 53,607 107,214 160,821 and 321,642, with no remainder.

Since 321,642 cannot be divided by just 1 and 321,642, 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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