Q: Is 336,672 a Composite Number?

Why is 336,672 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 336,672 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 32 36 42 48 56 63 72 84 96 112 126 144 167 168 224 252 288 334 336 501 504 668 672 1,002 1,008 1,169 1,336 1,503 2,004 2,016 2,338 2,672 3,006 3,507 4,008 4,676 5,344 6,012 7,014 8,016 9,352 10,521 12,024 14,028 16,032 18,704 21,042 24,048 28,056 37,408 42,084 48,096 56,112 84,168 112,224 168,336 and 336,672, with no remainder.

Since 336,672 cannot be divided by just 1 and 336,672, 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).