Q: Is 325,680 a Composite Number?

Why is 325,680 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 325,680 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 23 24 30 40 46 48 59 60 69 80 92 115 118 120 138 177 184 230 236 240 276 295 345 354 368 460 472 552 590 690 708 885 920 944 1,104 1,180 1,357 1,380 1,416 1,770 1,840 2,360 2,714 2,760 2,832 3,540 4,071 4,720 5,428 5,520 6,785 7,080 8,142 10,856 13,570 14,160 16,284 20,355 21,712 27,140 32,568 40,710 54,280 65,136 81,420 108,560 162,840 and 325,680, with no remainder.

Since 325,680 cannot be divided by just 1 and 325,680, 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).