Q: Is 358,176 a Composite Number?

Why is 358,176 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 358,176 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 13 14 16 21 24 26 28 32 39 41 42 48 52 56 78 82 84 91 96 104 112 123 156 164 168 182 208 224 246 273 287 312 328 336 364 416 492 533 546 574 624 656 672 728 861 984 1,066 1,092 1,148 1,248 1,312 1,456 1,599 1,722 1,968 2,132 2,184 2,296 2,912 3,198 3,444 3,731 3,936 4,264 4,368 4,592 6,396 6,888 7,462 8,528 8,736 9,184 11,193 12,792 13,776 14,924 17,056 22,386 25,584 27,552 29,848 44,772 51,168 59,696 89,544 119,392 179,088 and 358,176, with no remainder.

Since 358,176 cannot be divided by just 1 and 358,176, 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).