Q: Is 331,344 a Composite Number?

Why is 331,344 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 331,344 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 16 18 24 26 27 36 39 48 52 54 59 72 78 104 108 117 118 144 156 177 208 216 234 236 312 351 354 432 468 472 531 624 702 708 767 936 944 1,062 1,404 1,416 1,534 1,593 1,872 2,124 2,301 2,808 2,832 3,068 3,186 4,248 4,602 5,616 6,136 6,372 6,903 8,496 9,204 12,272 12,744 13,806 18,408 20,709 25,488 27,612 36,816 41,418 55,224 82,836 110,448 165,672 and 331,344, with no remainder.

Since 331,344 cannot be divided by just 1 and 331,344, 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).