Q: Is 332,640 a Composite Number?

Why is 332,640 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 332,640 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 18 20 21 22 24 27 28 30 32 33 35 36 40 42 44 45 48 54 55 56 60 63 66 70 72 77 80 84 88 90 96 99 105 108 110 112 120 126 132 135 140 144 154 160 165 168 176 180 189 198 210 216 220 224 231 240 252 264 270 280 288 297 308 315 330 336 352 360 378 385 396 420 432 440 462 480 495 504 528 540 560 594 616 630 660 672 693 720 756 770 792 840 864 880 924 945 990 1,008 1,056 1,080 1,120 1,155 1,188 1,232 1,260 1,320 1,386 1,440 1,485 1,512 1,540 1,584 1,680 1,760 1,848 1,890 1,980 2,016 2,079 2,160 2,310 2,376 2,464 2,520 2,640 2,772 2,970 3,024 3,080 3,168 3,360 3,465 3,696 3,780 3,960 4,158 4,320 4,620 4,752 5,040 5,280 5,544 5,940 6,048 6,160 6,930 7,392 7,560 7,920 8,316 9,240 9,504 10,080 10,395 11,088 11,880 12,320 13,860 15,120 15,840 16,632 18,480 20,790 22,176 23,760 27,720 30,240 33,264 36,960 41,580 47,520 55,440 66,528 83,160 110,880 166,320 and 332,640, with no remainder.

Since 332,640 cannot be divided by just 1 and 332,640, 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).