Q: Is 337,824 a Composite Number?

Why is 337,824 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 337,824 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 17 18 23 24 27 32 34 36 46 48 51 54 68 69 72 92 96 102 108 136 138 144 153 184 204 207 216 272 276 288 306 368 391 408 414 432 459 544 552 612 621 736 782 816 828 864 918 1,104 1,173 1,224 1,242 1,564 1,632 1,656 1,836 2,208 2,346 2,448 2,484 3,128 3,312 3,519 3,672 4,692 4,896 4,968 6,256 6,624 7,038 7,344 9,384 9,936 10,557 12,512 14,076 14,688 18,768 19,872 21,114 28,152 37,536 42,228 56,304 84,456 112,608 168,912 and 337,824, with no remainder.

Since 337,824 cannot be divided by just 1 and 337,824, 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).