Q: Is 348,192 a Composite Number?

Why is 348,192 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 348,192 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 16 18 24 26 27 31 32 36 39 48 52 54 62 72 78 93 96 104 108 117 124 144 156 186 208 216 234 248 279 288 312 351 372 403 416 432 468 496 558 624 702 744 806 837 864 936 992 1,116 1,209 1,248 1,404 1,488 1,612 1,674 1,872 2,232 2,418 2,808 2,976 3,224 3,348 3,627 3,744 4,464 4,836 5,616 6,448 6,696 7,254 8,928 9,672 10,881 11,232 12,896 13,392 14,508 19,344 21,762 26,784 29,016 38,688 43,524 58,032 87,048 116,064 174,096 and 348,192, with no remainder.

Since 348,192 cannot be divided by just 1 and 348,192, 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).