Q: Is 329,868 a Composite Number?

Why is 329,868 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 329,868 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 11 12 14 17 18 21 22 28 33 34 36 42 44 49 51 63 66 68 77 84 98 99 102 119 126 132 147 153 154 187 196 198 204 231 238 252 294 306 308 357 374 396 441 462 476 539 561 588 612 693 714 748 833 882 924 1,071 1,078 1,122 1,309 1,386 1,428 1,617 1,666 1,683 1,764 2,142 2,156 2,244 2,499 2,618 2,772 3,234 3,332 3,366 3,927 4,284 4,851 4,998 5,236 6,468 6,732 7,497 7,854 9,163 9,702 9,996 11,781 14,994 15,708 18,326 19,404 23,562 27,489 29,988 36,652 47,124 54,978 82,467 109,956 164,934 and 329,868, with no remainder.

Since 329,868 cannot be divided by just 1 and 329,868, 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).