Q: Is 333,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 333,600 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 333,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 32 40 48 50 60 75 80 96 100 120 139 150 160 200 240 278 300 400 417 480 556 600 695 800 834 1,112 1,200 1,390 1,668 2,085 2,224 2,400 2,780 3,336 3,475 4,170 4,448 5,560 6,672 6,950 8,340 10,425 11,120 13,344 13,900 16,680 20,850 22,240 27,800 33,360 41,700 55,600 66,720 83,400 111,200 166,800 and 333,600, with no remainder.

Since 333,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 333,600, 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).