Q: Is 324,972 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 324,972 is a composite number.

Why is 324,972 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 324,972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 17 18 27 34 36 51 54 59 68 81 102 108 118 153 162 177 204 236 306 324 354 459 531 612 708 918 1,003 1,062 1,377 1,593 1,836 2,006 2,124 2,754 3,009 3,186 4,012 4,779 5,508 6,018 6,372 9,027 9,558 12,036 18,054 19,116 27,081 36,108 54,162 81,243 108,324 162,486 and 324,972, with no remainder.

Since 324,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 324,972, 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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