Q: Is 332,748 a Composite Number?

Why is 332,748 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 332,748 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 13 18 26 27 36 39 52 54 78 79 81 108 117 156 158 162 234 237 316 324 351 468 474 702 711 948 1,027 1,053 1,404 1,422 2,054 2,106 2,133 2,844 3,081 4,108 4,212 4,266 6,162 6,399 8,532 9,243 12,324 12,798 18,486 25,596 27,729 36,972 55,458 83,187 110,916 166,374 and 332,748, with no remainder.

Since 332,748 cannot be divided by just 1 and 332,748, 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).