Q: Is 336,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 336,600 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 336,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 15 17 18 20 22 24 25 30 33 34 36 40 44 45 50 51 55 60 66 68 72 75 85 88 90 99 100 102 110 120 132 136 150 153 165 170 180 187 198 200 204 220 225 255 264 275 300 306 330 340 360 374 396 408 425 440 450 495 510 550 561 600 612 660 680 748 765 792 825 850 900 935 990 1,020 1,100 1,122 1,224 1,275 1,320 1,496 1,530 1,650 1,683 1,700 1,800 1,870 1,980 2,040 2,200 2,244 2,475 2,550 2,805 3,060 3,300 3,366 3,400 3,740 3,825 3,960 4,488 4,675 4,950 5,100 5,610 6,120 6,600 6,732 7,480 7,650 8,415 9,350 9,900 10,200 11,220 13,464 14,025 15,300 16,830 18,700 19,800 22,440 28,050 30,600 33,660 37,400 42,075 56,100 67,320 84,150 112,200 168,300 and 336,600, with no remainder.

Since 336,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 336,600, 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).