Q: Is 324,324 a Composite Number?

Why is 324,324 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 324,324 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 11 12 13 14 18 21 22 26 27 28 33 36 39 42 44 52 54 63 66 77 78 81 84 91 99 108 117 126 132 143 154 156 162 182 189 198 231 234 252 273 286 297 308 324 351 364 378 396 429 462 468 546 567 572 594 693 702 756 819 858 891 924 1,001 1,053 1,092 1,134 1,188 1,287 1,386 1,404 1,638 1,716 1,782 2,002 2,079 2,106 2,268 2,457 2,574 2,772 3,003 3,276 3,564 3,861 4,004 4,158 4,212 4,914 5,148 6,006 6,237 7,371 7,722 8,316 9,009 9,828 11,583 12,012 12,474 14,742 15,444 18,018 23,166 24,948 27,027 29,484 36,036 46,332 54,054 81,081 108,108 162,162 and 324,324, with no remainder.

Since 324,324 cannot be divided by just 1 and 324,324, 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).