Q: Is 354,420 a Composite Number?

Why is 354,420 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 354,420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 15 18 20 22 30 33 36 44 45 55 60 66 90 99 110 132 165 179 180 198 220 330 358 396 495 537 660 716 895 990 1,074 1,611 1,790 1,969 1,980 2,148 2,685 3,222 3,580 3,938 5,370 5,907 6,444 7,876 8,055 9,845 10,740 11,814 16,110 17,721 19,690 23,628 29,535 32,220 35,442 39,380 59,070 70,884 88,605 118,140 177,210 and 354,420, with no remainder.

Since 354,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 354,420, 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).