Q: Is 325,728 a Composite Number?

Why is 325,728 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 325,728 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 16 18 24 26 27 29 32 36 39 48 52 54 58 72 78 87 96 104 108 116 117 144 156 174 208 216 232 234 261 288 312 348 351 377 416 432 464 468 522 624 696 702 754 783 864 928 936 1,044 1,131 1,248 1,392 1,404 1,508 1,566 1,872 2,088 2,262 2,784 2,808 3,016 3,132 3,393 3,744 4,176 4,524 5,616 6,032 6,264 6,786 8,352 9,048 10,179 11,232 12,064 12,528 13,572 18,096 20,358 25,056 27,144 36,192 40,716 54,288 81,432 108,576 162,864 and 325,728, with no remainder.

Since 325,728 cannot be divided by just 1 and 325,728, 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).