Q: Is 350,280 a Composite Number?

Why is 350,280 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 350,280 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 24 28 30 35 36 40 42 45 56 60 63 70 72 84 90 105 120 126 139 140 168 180 210 252 278 280 315 360 417 420 504 556 630 695 834 840 973 1,112 1,251 1,260 1,390 1,668 1,946 2,085 2,502 2,520 2,780 2,919 3,336 3,892 4,170 4,865 5,004 5,560 5,838 6,255 7,784 8,340 8,757 9,730 10,008 11,676 12,510 14,595 16,680 17,514 19,460 23,352 25,020 29,190 35,028 38,920 43,785 50,040 58,380 70,056 87,570 116,760 175,140 and 350,280, with no remainder.

Since 350,280 cannot be divided by just 1 and 350,280, 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).