Q: Is 330,720 a Composite Number?

Why is 330,720 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 330,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 16 20 24 26 30 32 39 40 48 52 53 60 65 78 80 96 104 106 120 130 156 159 160 195 208 212 240 260 265 312 318 390 416 424 480 520 530 624 636 689 780 795 848 1,040 1,060 1,248 1,272 1,378 1,560 1,590 1,696 2,067 2,080 2,120 2,544 2,756 3,120 3,180 3,445 4,134 4,240 5,088 5,512 6,240 6,360 6,890 8,268 8,480 10,335 11,024 12,720 13,780 16,536 20,670 22,048 25,440 27,560 33,072 41,340 55,120 66,144 82,680 110,240 165,360 and 330,720, with no remainder.

Since 330,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 330,720, 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).