Q: Is 353,808 a Composite Number?

Why is 353,808 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 353,808 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 13 14 16 18 21 24 26 27 28 36 39 42 48 52 54 56 63 72 78 81 84 91 104 108 112 117 126 144 156 162 168 182 189 208 216 234 243 252 273 312 324 336 351 364 378 432 468 486 504 546 567 624 648 702 728 756 819 936 972 1,008 1,053 1,092 1,134 1,296 1,404 1,456 1,512 1,638 1,701 1,872 1,944 2,106 2,184 2,268 2,457 2,808 3,024 3,159 3,276 3,402 3,888 4,212 4,368 4,536 4,914 5,616 6,318 6,552 6,804 7,371 8,424 9,072 9,828 12,636 13,104 13,608 14,742 16,848 19,656 22,113 25,272 27,216 29,484 39,312 44,226 50,544 58,968 88,452 117,936 176,904 and 353,808, with no remainder.

Since 353,808 cannot be divided by just 1 and 353,808, 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).