Q: Is 352,044 a Composite Number?

Why is 352,044 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 352,044 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 11 12 14 18 21 22 28 33 36 42 44 63 66 77 84 99 126 127 132 154 198 231 252 254 308 381 396 462 508 693 762 889 924 1,143 1,386 1,397 1,524 1,778 2,286 2,667 2,772 2,794 3,556 4,191 4,572 5,334 5,588 8,001 8,382 9,779 10,668 12,573 16,002 16,764 19,558 25,146 29,337 32,004 39,116 50,292 58,674 88,011 117,348 176,022 and 352,044, with no remainder.

Since 352,044 cannot be divided by just 1 and 352,044, 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).