Q: Is 322,056 a Composite Number?

Why is 322,056 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 322,056 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 18 21 24 27 28 36 42 54 56 63 71 72 81 84 108 126 142 162 168 189 213 216 252 284 324 378 426 497 504 567 568 639 648 756 852 994 1,134 1,278 1,491 1,512 1,704 1,917 1,988 2,268 2,556 2,982 3,834 3,976 4,473 4,536 5,112 5,751 5,964 7,668 8,946 11,502 11,928 13,419 15,336 17,892 23,004 26,838 35,784 40,257 46,008 53,676 80,514 107,352 161,028 and 322,056, with no remainder.

Since 322,056 cannot be divided by just 1 and 322,056, 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).