Q: Is 333,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 333,960 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 333,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 12 15 20 22 23 24 30 33 40 44 46 55 60 66 69 88 92 110 115 120 121 132 138 165 184 220 230 242 253 264 276 330 345 363 440 460 484 506 552 605 660 690 726 759 920 968 1,012 1,210 1,265 1,320 1,380 1,452 1,518 1,815 2,024 2,420 2,530 2,760 2,783 2,904 3,036 3,630 3,795 4,840 5,060 5,566 6,072 7,260 7,590 8,349 10,120 11,132 13,915 14,520 15,180 16,698 22,264 27,830 30,360 33,396 41,745 55,660 66,792 83,490 111,320 166,980 and 333,960, with no remainder.

Since 333,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 333,960, 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).