Q: Is 326,880 a Composite Number?

Why is 326,880 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 326,880 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 72 80 90 96 120 144 160 180 227 240 288 360 454 480 681 720 908 1,135 1,362 1,440 1,816 2,043 2,270 2,724 3,405 3,632 4,086 4,540 5,448 6,810 7,264 8,172 9,080 10,215 10,896 13,620 16,344 18,160 20,430 21,792 27,240 32,688 36,320 40,860 54,480 65,376 81,720 108,960 163,440 and 326,880, with no remainder.

Since 326,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 326,880, 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).