Q: Is 346,528 a Composite Number?

Why is 346,528 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 346,528 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 13 14 16 17 26 28 32 34 49 52 56 68 91 98 104 112 119 136 182 196 208 221 224 238 272 364 392 416 442 476 544 637 728 784 833 884 952 1,274 1,456 1,547 1,568 1,666 1,768 1,904 2,548 2,912 3,094 3,332 3,536 3,808 5,096 6,188 6,664 7,072 10,192 10,829 12,376 13,328 20,384 21,658 24,752 26,656 43,316 49,504 86,632 173,264 and 346,528, with no remainder.

Since 346,528 cannot be divided by just 1 and 346,528, 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).