Q: Is 339,456 a Composite Number?

Why is 339,456 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 339,456 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 16 17 24 26 32 34 39 48 51 52 64 68 78 96 102 104 128 136 156 192 204 208 221 256 272 312 384 408 416 442 512 544 624 663 768 816 832 884 1,088 1,248 1,326 1,536 1,632 1,664 1,768 2,176 2,496 2,652 3,264 3,328 3,536 4,352 4,992 5,304 6,528 6,656 7,072 8,704 9,984 10,608 13,056 14,144 19,968 21,216 26,112 28,288 42,432 56,576 84,864 113,152 169,728 and 339,456, with no remainder.

Since 339,456 cannot be divided by just 1 and 339,456, 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).