Q: Is 354,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 354,000 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 354,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 40 48 50 59 60 75 80 100 118 120 125 150 177 200 236 240 250 295 300 354 375 400 472 500 590 600 708 750 885 944 1,000 1,180 1,200 1,416 1,475 1,500 1,770 2,000 2,360 2,832 2,950 3,000 3,540 4,425 4,720 5,900 6,000 7,080 7,375 8,850 11,800 14,160 14,750 17,700 22,125 23,600 29,500 35,400 44,250 59,000 70,800 88,500 118,000 177,000 and 354,000, with no remainder.

Since 354,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 354,000, 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).