Q: Is 329,616 a Composite Number?

Why is 329,616 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 329,616 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 27 28 36 42 48 54 56 63 72 84 108 109 112 126 144 168 189 216 218 252 327 336 378 432 436 504 654 756 763 872 981 1,008 1,308 1,512 1,526 1,744 1,962 2,289 2,616 2,943 3,024 3,052 3,924 4,578 5,232 5,886 6,104 6,867 7,848 9,156 11,772 12,208 13,734 15,696 18,312 20,601 23,544 27,468 36,624 41,202 47,088 54,936 82,404 109,872 164,808 and 329,616, with no remainder.

Since 329,616 cannot be divided by just 1 and 329,616, 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).