Q: Is 332,112 a Composite Number?

Why is 332,112 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 332,112 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 16 17 22 24 33 34 37 44 48 51 66 68 74 88 102 111 132 136 148 176 187 204 222 264 272 296 374 407 408 444 528 561 592 629 748 814 816 888 1,122 1,221 1,258 1,496 1,628 1,776 1,887 2,244 2,442 2,516 2,992 3,256 3,774 4,488 4,884 5,032 6,512 6,919 7,548 8,976 9,768 10,064 13,838 15,096 19,536 20,757 27,676 30,192 41,514 55,352 83,028 110,704 166,056 and 332,112, with no remainder.

Since 332,112 cannot be divided by just 1 and 332,112, 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).