Q: Is 326,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 326,040 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 326,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 12 13 15 19 20 22 24 26 30 33 38 39 40 44 52 55 57 60 65 66 76 78 88 95 104 110 114 120 130 132 143 152 156 165 190 195 209 220 228 247 260 264 285 286 312 330 380 390 418 429 440 456 494 520 570 572 627 660 715 741 760 780 836 858 988 1,045 1,140 1,144 1,235 1,254 1,320 1,430 1,482 1,560 1,672 1,716 1,976 2,090 2,145 2,280 2,470 2,508 2,717 2,860 2,964 3,135 3,432 3,705 4,180 4,290 4,940 5,016 5,434 5,720 5,928 6,270 7,410 8,151 8,360 8,580 9,880 10,868 12,540 13,585 14,820 16,302 17,160 21,736 25,080 27,170 29,640 32,604 40,755 54,340 65,208 81,510 108,680 163,020 and 326,040, with no remainder.

Since 326,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 326,040, 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).