Q: Is 351,560 a Composite Number?

Why is 351,560 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 351,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 17 20 22 34 40 44 47 55 68 85 88 94 110 136 170 187 188 220 235 340 374 376 440 470 517 680 748 799 935 940 1,034 1,496 1,598 1,870 1,880 2,068 2,585 3,196 3,740 3,995 4,136 5,170 6,392 7,480 7,990 8,789 10,340 15,980 17,578 20,680 31,960 35,156 43,945 70,312 87,890 175,780 and 351,560, with no remainder.

Since 351,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 351,560, 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).