Q: Is 328,860 a Composite Number?

Why is 328,860 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 328,860 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 27 28 29 30 35 36 42 45 54 58 60 63 70 81 84 87 90 105 108 116 126 135 140 145 162 174 180 189 203 210 252 261 270 290 315 324 348 378 405 406 420 435 522 540 567 580 609 630 756 783 810 812 870 945 1,015 1,044 1,134 1,218 1,260 1,305 1,566 1,620 1,740 1,827 1,890 2,030 2,268 2,349 2,436 2,610 2,835 3,045 3,132 3,654 3,780 3,915 4,060 4,698 5,220 5,481 5,670 6,090 7,308 7,830 9,135 9,396 10,962 11,340 11,745 12,180 15,660 16,443 18,270 21,924 23,490 27,405 32,886 36,540 46,980 54,810 65,772 82,215 109,620 164,430 and 328,860, with no remainder.

Since 328,860 cannot be divided by just 1 and 328,860, 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).