Q: Is 322,344,264 a Composite Number?

Why is 322,344,264 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 322,344,264 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 22 23 24 33 44 46 66 69 88 92 132 138 184 253 264 276 506 552 759 1,012 1,518 2,024 3,036 6,072 53,087 106,174 159,261 212,348 318,522 424,696 583,957 637,044 1,167,914 1,221,001 1,274,088 1,751,871 2,335,828 2,442,002 3,503,742 3,663,003 4,671,656 4,884,004 7,007,484 7,326,006 9,768,008 13,431,011 14,014,968 14,652,012 26,862,022 29,304,024 40,293,033 53,724,044 80,586,066 107,448,088 161,172,132 and 322,344,264, with no remainder.

Since 322,344,264 cannot be divided by just 1 and 322,344,264, 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).