Q: Is 382,320 a Composite Number?

Why is 382,320 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 382,320 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 48 54 59 60 72 80 81 90 108 118 120 135 144 162 177 180 216 236 240 270 295 324 354 360 405 432 472 531 540 590 648 708 720 810 885 944 1,062 1,080 1,180 1,296 1,416 1,593 1,620 1,770 2,124 2,160 2,360 2,655 2,832 3,186 3,240 3,540 4,248 4,720 4,779 5,310 6,372 6,480 7,080 7,965 8,496 9,558 10,620 12,744 14,160 15,930 19,116 21,240 23,895 25,488 31,860 38,232 42,480 47,790 63,720 76,464 95,580 127,440 191,160 and 382,320, with no remainder.

Since 382,320 cannot be divided by just 1 and 382,320, 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).