Q: Is 357,048 a Composite Number?

Why is 357,048 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 357,048 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 19 24 27 29 36 38 54 57 58 72 76 81 87 108 114 116 152 162 171 174 216 228 232 261 324 342 348 456 513 522 551 648 684 696 783 1,026 1,044 1,102 1,368 1,539 1,566 1,653 2,052 2,088 2,204 2,349 3,078 3,132 3,306 4,104 4,408 4,698 4,959 6,156 6,264 6,612 9,396 9,918 12,312 13,224 14,877 18,792 19,836 29,754 39,672 44,631 59,508 89,262 119,016 178,524 and 357,048, with no remainder.

Since 357,048 cannot be divided by just 1 and 357,048, 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).