Q: Is 320,112 a Composite Number?

Why is 320,112 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 320,112 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 16 18 19 24 26 27 36 38 39 48 52 54 57 72 76 78 81 104 108 114 117 144 152 156 162 171 208 216 228 234 247 304 312 324 342 351 432 456 468 494 513 624 648 684 702 741 912 936 988 1,026 1,053 1,296 1,368 1,404 1,482 1,539 1,872 1,976 2,052 2,106 2,223 2,736 2,808 2,964 3,078 3,952 4,104 4,212 4,446 5,616 5,928 6,156 6,669 8,208 8,424 8,892 11,856 12,312 13,338 16,848 17,784 20,007 24,624 26,676 35,568 40,014 53,352 80,028 106,704 160,056 and 320,112, with no remainder.

Since 320,112 cannot be divided by just 1 and 320,112, 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).