Q: Is 324,870 a Composite Number?

Why is 324,870 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 324,870 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 13 14 15 17 21 26 30 34 35 39 42 49 51 65 70 78 85 91 98 102 105 119 130 147 170 182 195 210 221 238 245 255 273 294 357 390 442 455 490 510 546 595 637 663 714 735 833 910 1,105 1,190 1,274 1,326 1,365 1,470 1,547 1,666 1,785 1,911 2,210 2,499 2,730 3,094 3,185 3,315 3,570 3,822 4,165 4,641 4,998 6,370 6,630 7,735 8,330 9,282 9,555 10,829 12,495 15,470 19,110 21,658 23,205 24,990 32,487 46,410 54,145 64,974 108,290 162,435 and 324,870, with no remainder.

Since 324,870 cannot be divided by just 1 and 324,870, 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).