Q: Is 327,120 a Composite Number?

Why is 327,120 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 327,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 29 30 40 47 48 58 60 80 87 94 116 120 141 145 174 188 232 235 240 282 290 348 376 435 464 470 564 580 696 705 752 870 940 1,128 1,160 1,363 1,392 1,410 1,740 1,880 2,256 2,320 2,726 2,820 3,480 3,760 4,089 5,452 5,640 6,815 6,960 8,178 10,904 11,280 13,630 16,356 20,445 21,808 27,260 32,712 40,890 54,520 65,424 81,780 109,040 163,560 and 327,120, with no remainder.

Since 327,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 327,120, 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).