Q: Is 357,210 a Composite Number?

Why is 357,210 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 357,210 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 14 15 18 21 27 30 35 42 45 49 54 63 70 81 90 98 105 126 135 147 162 189 210 243 245 270 294 315 378 405 441 486 490 567 630 729 735 810 882 945 1,134 1,215 1,323 1,458 1,470 1,701 1,890 2,205 2,430 2,646 2,835 3,402 3,645 3,969 4,410 5,103 5,670 6,615 7,290 7,938 8,505 10,206 11,907 13,230 17,010 19,845 23,814 25,515 35,721 39,690 51,030 59,535 71,442 119,070 178,605 and 357,210, with no remainder.

Since 357,210 cannot be divided by just 1 and 357,210, 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).