Q: Is 348,768 a Composite Number?

Why is 348,768 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 348,768 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 32 36 42 48 56 63 72 84 96 112 126 144 168 173 224 252 288 336 346 504 519 672 692 1,008 1,038 1,211 1,384 1,557 2,016 2,076 2,422 2,768 3,114 3,633 4,152 4,844 5,536 6,228 7,266 8,304 9,688 10,899 12,456 14,532 16,608 19,376 21,798 24,912 29,064 38,752 43,596 49,824 58,128 87,192 116,256 174,384 and 348,768, with no remainder.

Since 348,768 cannot be divided by just 1 and 348,768, 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).