Q: Is 336,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 336,960 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 336,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 13 15 16 18 20 24 26 27 30 32 36 39 40 45 48 52 54 60 64 65 72 78 80 81 90 96 104 108 117 120 130 135 144 156 160 162 180 192 195 208 216 234 240 260 270 288 312 320 324 351 360 390 405 416 432 468 480 520 540 576 585 624 648 702 720 780 810 832 864 936 960 1,040 1,053 1,080 1,170 1,248 1,296 1,404 1,440 1,560 1,620 1,728 1,755 1,872 2,080 2,106 2,160 2,340 2,496 2,592 2,808 2,880 3,120 3,240 3,510 3,744 4,160 4,212 4,320 4,680 5,184 5,265 5,616 6,240 6,480 7,020 7,488 8,424 8,640 9,360 10,530 11,232 12,480 12,960 14,040 16,848 18,720 21,060 22,464 25,920 28,080 33,696 37,440 42,120 56,160 67,392 84,240 112,320 168,480 and 336,960, with no remainder.

Since 336,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 336,960, 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).