Q: Is 324,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 324,800 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 324,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 25 28 29 32 35 40 50 56 58 64 70 80 100 112 116 140 145 160 175 200 203 224 232 280 290 320 350 400 406 448 464 560 580 700 725 800 812 928 1,015 1,120 1,160 1,400 1,450 1,600 1,624 1,856 2,030 2,240 2,320 2,800 2,900 3,248 4,060 4,640 5,075 5,600 5,800 6,496 8,120 9,280 10,150 11,200 11,600 12,992 16,240 20,300 23,200 32,480 40,600 46,400 64,960 81,200 162,400 and 324,800, with no remainder.

Since 324,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 324,800, 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).