Q: Is 356,832 a Composite Number?

Why is 356,832 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 356,832 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 27 28 32 36 42 48 54 56 59 63 72 84 96 108 112 118 126 144 168 177 189 216 224 236 252 288 336 354 378 413 432 472 504 531 672 708 756 826 864 944 1,008 1,062 1,239 1,416 1,512 1,593 1,652 1,888 2,016 2,124 2,478 2,832 3,024 3,186 3,304 3,717 4,248 4,956 5,664 6,048 6,372 6,608 7,434 8,496 9,912 11,151 12,744 13,216 14,868 16,992 19,824 22,302 25,488 29,736 39,648 44,604 50,976 59,472 89,208 118,944 178,416 and 356,832, with no remainder.

Since 356,832 cannot be divided by just 1 and 356,832, 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).