Q: Is 352,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 352,000 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 352,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 20 22 25 32 40 44 50 55 64 80 88 100 110 125 128 160 176 200 220 250 256 275 320 352 400 440 500 550 640 704 800 880 1,000 1,100 1,280 1,375 1,408 1,600 1,760 2,000 2,200 2,750 2,816 3,200 3,520 4,000 4,400 5,500 6,400 7,040 8,000 8,800 11,000 14,080 16,000 17,600 22,000 32,000 35,200 44,000 70,400 88,000 176,000 and 352,000, with no remainder.

Since 352,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 352,000, 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).