Q: Is 323,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 323,400 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 323,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 14 15 20 21 22 24 25 28 30 33 35 40 42 44 49 50 55 56 60 66 70 75 77 84 88 98 100 105 110 120 132 140 147 150 154 165 168 175 196 200 210 220 231 245 264 275 280 294 300 308 330 350 385 392 420 440 462 490 525 539 550 588 600 616 660 700 735 770 825 840 924 980 1,050 1,078 1,100 1,155 1,176 1,225 1,320 1,400 1,470 1,540 1,617 1,650 1,848 1,925 1,960 2,100 2,156 2,200 2,310 2,450 2,695 2,940 3,080 3,234 3,300 3,675 3,850 4,200 4,312 4,620 4,900 5,390 5,775 5,880 6,468 6,600 7,350 7,700 8,085 9,240 9,800 10,780 11,550 12,936 13,475 14,700 15,400 16,170 21,560 23,100 26,950 29,400 32,340 40,425 46,200 53,900 64,680 80,850 107,800 161,700 and 323,400, with no remainder.

Since 323,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 323,400, 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).