Q: Is 331,992 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 331,992 is a composite number.

Why is 331,992 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 331,992 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 27 29 36 53 54 58 72 87 106 108 116 159 174 212 216 232 261 318 348 424 477 522 636 696 783 954 1,044 1,272 1,431 1,537 1,566 1,908 2,088 2,862 3,074 3,132 3,816 4,611 5,724 6,148 6,264 9,222 11,448 12,296 13,833 18,444 27,666 36,888 41,499 55,332 82,998 110,664 165,996 and 331,992, with no remainder.

Since 331,992 cannot be divided by just 1 and 331,992, 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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