Q: Is 351,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 351,960 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 351,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 20 21 24 28 30 35 40 42 56 60 70 84 105 120 140 168 210 280 419 420 838 840 1,257 1,676 2,095 2,514 2,933 3,352 4,190 5,028 5,866 6,285 8,380 8,799 10,056 11,732 12,570 14,665 16,760 17,598 23,464 25,140 29,330 35,196 43,995 50,280 58,660 70,392 87,990 117,320 175,980 and 351,960, with no remainder.

Since 351,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 351,960, 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).