Q: Is 354,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 354,240 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 354,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 27 30 32 36 40 41 45 48 54 60 64 72 80 82 90 96 108 120 123 135 144 160 164 180 192 205 216 240 246 270 288 320 328 360 369 410 432 480 492 540 576 615 656 720 738 820 864 960 984 1,080 1,107 1,230 1,312 1,440 1,476 1,640 1,728 1,845 1,968 2,160 2,214 2,460 2,624 2,880 2,952 3,280 3,690 3,936 4,320 4,428 4,920 5,535 5,904 6,560 7,380 7,872 8,640 8,856 9,840 11,070 11,808 13,120 14,760 17,712 19,680 22,140 23,616 29,520 35,424 39,360 44,280 59,040 70,848 88,560 118,080 177,120 and 354,240, with no remainder.

Since 354,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 354,240, 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).