Q: Is 330,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 330,600 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 330,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 19 20 24 25 29 30 38 40 50 57 58 60 75 76 87 95 100 114 116 120 145 150 152 174 190 200 228 232 285 290 300 348 380 435 456 475 551 570 580 600 696 725 760 870 950 1,102 1,140 1,160 1,425 1,450 1,653 1,740 1,900 2,175 2,204 2,280 2,755 2,850 2,900 3,306 3,480 3,800 4,350 4,408 5,510 5,700 5,800 6,612 8,265 8,700 11,020 11,400 13,224 13,775 16,530 17,400 22,040 27,550 33,060 41,325 55,100 66,120 82,650 110,200 165,300 and 330,600, with no remainder.

Since 330,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 330,600, 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).