Q: Is 324,360 a Composite Number?

Why is 324,360 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 324,360 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 17 18 20 24 30 34 36 40 45 51 53 60 68 72 85 90 102 106 120 136 153 159 170 180 204 212 255 265 306 318 340 360 408 424 477 510 530 612 636 680 765 795 901 954 1,020 1,060 1,224 1,272 1,530 1,590 1,802 1,908 2,040 2,120 2,385 2,703 3,060 3,180 3,604 3,816 4,505 4,770 5,406 6,120 6,360 7,208 8,109 9,010 9,540 10,812 13,515 16,218 18,020 19,080 21,624 27,030 32,436 36,040 40,545 54,060 64,872 81,090 108,120 162,180 and 324,360, with no remainder.

Since 324,360 cannot be divided by just 1 and 324,360, 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).