Q: Is 351,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 351,000 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 351,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 13 15 18 20 24 25 26 27 30 36 39 40 45 50 52 54 60 65 72 75 78 90 100 104 108 117 120 125 130 135 150 156 180 195 200 216 225 234 250 260 270 300 312 325 351 360 375 390 450 468 500 520 540 585 600 650 675 702 750 780 900 936 975 1,000 1,080 1,125 1,170 1,300 1,350 1,404 1,500 1,560 1,625 1,755 1,800 1,950 2,250 2,340 2,600 2,700 2,808 2,925 3,000 3,250 3,375 3,510 3,900 4,500 4,680 4,875 5,400 5,850 6,500 6,750 7,020 7,800 8,775 9,000 9,750 11,700 13,000 13,500 14,040 14,625 17,550 19,500 23,400 27,000 29,250 35,100 39,000 43,875 58,500 70,200 87,750 117,000 175,500 and 351,000, with no remainder.

Since 351,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 351,000, 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).