Q: Is 331,740 a Composite Number?

Why is 331,740 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 331,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 19 20 30 36 38 45 57 60 76 90 95 97 114 171 180 190 194 228 285 291 342 380 388 485 570 582 684 855 873 970 1,140 1,164 1,455 1,710 1,746 1,843 1,940 2,910 3,420 3,492 3,686 4,365 5,529 5,820 7,372 8,730 9,215 11,058 16,587 17,460 18,430 22,116 27,645 33,174 36,860 55,290 66,348 82,935 110,580 165,870 and 331,740, with no remainder.

Since 331,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 331,740, 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).