Q: Is 356,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 356,040 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 356,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 23 24 30 36 40 43 45 46 60 69 72 86 90 92 115 120 129 138 172 180 184 207 215 230 258 276 344 345 360 387 414 430 460 516 552 645 690 774 828 860 920 989 1,032 1,035 1,290 1,380 1,548 1,656 1,720 1,935 1,978 2,070 2,580 2,760 2,967 3,096 3,870 3,956 4,140 4,945 5,160 5,934 7,740 7,912 8,280 8,901 9,890 11,868 14,835 15,480 17,802 19,780 23,736 29,670 35,604 39,560 44,505 59,340 71,208 89,010 118,680 178,020 and 356,040, with no remainder.

Since 356,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 356,040, 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).