Q: Is 325,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 325,440 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 325,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 32 36 40 45 48 60 64 72 80 90 96 113 120 144 160 180 192 226 240 288 320 339 360 452 480 565 576 678 720 904 960 1,017 1,130 1,356 1,440 1,695 1,808 2,034 2,260 2,712 2,880 3,390 3,616 4,068 4,520 5,085 5,424 6,780 7,232 8,136 9,040 10,170 10,848 13,560 16,272 18,080 20,340 21,696 27,120 32,544 36,160 40,680 54,240 65,088 81,360 108,480 162,720 and 325,440, with no remainder.

Since 325,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 325,440, 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).