Q: Is 327,888 a Composite Number?

Why is 327,888 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 327,888 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 16 18 22 23 24 27 33 36 44 46 48 54 66 69 72 81 88 92 99 108 132 138 144 162 176 184 198 207 216 253 264 276 297 324 368 396 414 432 506 528 552 594 621 648 759 792 828 891 1,012 1,104 1,188 1,242 1,296 1,518 1,584 1,656 1,782 1,863 2,024 2,277 2,376 2,484 3,036 3,312 3,564 3,726 4,048 4,554 4,752 4,968 6,072 6,831 7,128 7,452 9,108 9,936 12,144 13,662 14,256 14,904 18,216 20,493 27,324 29,808 36,432 40,986 54,648 81,972 109,296 163,944 and 327,888, with no remainder.

Since 327,888 cannot be divided by just 1 and 327,888, 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).