Q: Is 338,352 a Composite Number?

Why is 338,352 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 338,352 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 19 21 24 28 38 42 48 53 56 57 76 84 106 112 114 133 152 159 168 212 228 266 304 318 336 371 399 424 456 532 636 742 798 848 912 1,007 1,064 1,113 1,272 1,484 1,596 2,014 2,128 2,226 2,544 2,968 3,021 3,192 4,028 4,452 5,936 6,042 6,384 7,049 8,056 8,904 12,084 14,098 16,112 17,808 21,147 24,168 28,196 42,294 48,336 56,392 84,588 112,784 169,176 and 338,352, with no remainder.

Since 338,352 cannot be divided by just 1 and 338,352, 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).