Q: Is 331,272 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 331,272 is a composite number.

Why is 331,272 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 331,272 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 36 43 72 86 107 129 172 214 258 321 344 387 428 516 642 774 856 963 1,032 1,284 1,548 1,926 2,568 3,096 3,852 4,601 7,704 9,202 13,803 18,404 27,606 36,808 41,409 55,212 82,818 110,424 165,636 and 331,272, with no remainder.

Since 331,272 cannot be divided by just 1 and 331,272, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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