Q: Is 328,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 328,500 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 328,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 30 36 45 50 60 73 75 90 100 125 146 150 180 219 225 250 292 300 365 375 438 450 500 657 730 750 876 900 1,095 1,125 1,314 1,460 1,500 1,825 2,190 2,250 2,628 3,285 3,650 4,380 4,500 5,475 6,570 7,300 9,125 10,950 13,140 16,425 18,250 21,900 27,375 32,850 36,500 54,750 65,700 82,125 109,500 164,250 and 328,500, with no remainder.

Since 328,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 328,500, 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).