Q: Is 326,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 326,700 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 326,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 15 18 20 22 25 27 30 33 36 44 45 50 54 55 60 66 75 90 99 100 108 110 121 132 135 150 165 180 198 220 225 242 270 275 297 300 330 363 396 450 484 495 540 550 594 605 660 675 726 825 900 990 1,089 1,100 1,188 1,210 1,350 1,452 1,485 1,650 1,815 1,980 2,178 2,420 2,475 2,700 2,970 3,025 3,267 3,300 3,630 4,356 4,950 5,445 5,940 6,050 6,534 7,260 7,425 9,075 9,900 10,890 12,100 13,068 14,850 16,335 18,150 21,780 27,225 29,700 32,670 36,300 54,450 65,340 81,675 108,900 163,350 and 326,700, with no remainder.

Since 326,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 326,700, 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).