Q: Is 348,096 a Composite Number?

Why is 348,096 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 348,096 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 32 37 42 48 49 56 64 74 84 96 98 111 112 147 148 168 192 196 222 224 259 294 296 336 392 444 448 518 588 592 672 777 784 888 1,036 1,176 1,184 1,344 1,554 1,568 1,776 1,813 2,072 2,352 2,368 3,108 3,136 3,552 3,626 4,144 4,704 5,439 6,216 7,104 7,252 8,288 9,408 10,878 12,432 14,504 16,576 21,756 24,864 29,008 43,512 49,728 58,016 87,024 116,032 174,048 and 348,096, with no remainder.

Since 348,096 cannot be divided by just 1 and 348,096, 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).