Q: Is 352,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 352,440 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 352,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 15 18 20 22 24 30 33 36 40 44 45 55 60 66 72 88 89 90 99 110 120 132 165 178 180 198 220 264 267 330 356 360 396 440 445 495 534 660 712 792 801 890 979 990 1,068 1,320 1,335 1,602 1,780 1,958 1,980 2,136 2,670 2,937 3,204 3,560 3,916 3,960 4,005 4,895 5,340 5,874 6,408 7,832 8,010 8,811 9,790 10,680 11,748 14,685 16,020 17,622 19,580 23,496 29,370 32,040 35,244 39,160 44,055 58,740 70,488 88,110 117,480 176,220 and 352,440, with no remainder.

Since 352,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 352,440, 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).