Q: Is 354,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 354,960 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 354,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 17 18 20 24 29 30 34 36 40 45 48 51 58 60 68 72 80 85 87 90 102 116 120 136 144 145 153 170 174 180 204 232 240 255 261 272 290 306 340 348 360 408 435 464 493 510 522 580 612 680 696 720 765 816 870 986 1,020 1,044 1,160 1,224 1,305 1,360 1,392 1,479 1,530 1,740 1,972 2,040 2,088 2,320 2,448 2,465 2,610 2,958 3,060 3,480 3,944 4,080 4,176 4,437 4,930 5,220 5,916 6,120 6,960 7,395 7,888 8,874 9,860 10,440 11,832 12,240 14,790 17,748 19,720 20,880 22,185 23,664 29,580 35,496 39,440 44,370 59,160 70,992 88,740 118,320 177,480 and 354,960, with no remainder.

Since 354,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 354,960, 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).