Q: Is 357,120 a Composite Number?

Why is 357,120 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 357,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 31 32 36 40 45 48 60 62 64 72 80 90 93 96 120 124 128 144 155 160 180 186 192 240 248 256 279 288 310 320 360 372 384 465 480 496 558 576 620 640 720 744 768 930 960 992 1,116 1,152 1,240 1,280 1,395 1,440 1,488 1,860 1,920 1,984 2,232 2,304 2,480 2,790 2,880 2,976 3,720 3,840 3,968 4,464 4,960 5,580 5,760 5,952 7,440 7,936 8,928 9,920 11,160 11,520 11,904 14,880 17,856 19,840 22,320 23,808 29,760 35,712 39,680 44,640 59,520 71,424 89,280 119,040 178,560 and 357,120, with no remainder.

Since 357,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 357,120, 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).