Q: Is 358,416 a Composite Number?

Why is 358,416 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 358,416 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 19 24 36 38 48 57 72 76 114 131 144 152 171 228 262 304 342 393 456 524 684 786 912 1,048 1,179 1,368 1,572 2,096 2,358 2,489 2,736 3,144 4,716 4,978 6,288 7,467 9,432 9,956 14,934 18,864 19,912 22,401 29,868 39,824 44,802 59,736 89,604 119,472 179,208 and 358,416, with no remainder.

Since 358,416 cannot be divided by just 1 and 358,416, 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).