Q: Is 353,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 353,400 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 353,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 19 20 24 25 30 31 38 40 50 57 60 62 75 76 93 95 100 114 120 124 150 152 155 186 190 200 228 248 285 300 310 372 380 456 465 475 570 589 600 620 744 760 775 930 950 1,140 1,178 1,240 1,425 1,550 1,767 1,860 1,900 2,280 2,325 2,356 2,850 2,945 3,100 3,534 3,720 3,800 4,650 4,712 5,700 5,890 6,200 7,068 8,835 9,300 11,400 11,780 14,136 14,725 17,670 18,600 23,560 29,450 35,340 44,175 58,900 70,680 88,350 117,800 176,700 and 353,400, with no remainder.

Since 353,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 353,400, 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).