Q: Is 331,632 a Composite Number?

Why is 331,632 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 331,632 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 36 42 47 48 49 56 63 72 84 94 98 112 126 141 144 147 168 188 196 252 282 294 329 336 376 392 423 441 504 564 588 658 752 784 846 882 987 1,008 1,128 1,176 1,316 1,692 1,764 1,974 2,256 2,303 2,352 2,632 2,961 3,384 3,528 3,948 4,606 5,264 5,922 6,768 6,909 7,056 7,896 9,212 11,844 13,818 15,792 18,424 20,727 23,688 27,636 36,848 41,454 47,376 55,272 82,908 110,544 165,816 and 331,632, with no remainder.

Since 331,632 cannot be divided by just 1 and 331,632, 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).