Q: Is 358,530 a Composite Number?

Why is 358,530 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 358,530 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 17 19 30 34 37 38 51 57 74 85 95 102 111 114 170 185 190 222 255 285 323 370 510 555 570 629 646 703 969 1,110 1,258 1,406 1,615 1,887 1,938 2,109 3,145 3,230 3,515 3,774 4,218 4,845 6,290 7,030 9,435 9,690 10,545 11,951 18,870 21,090 23,902 35,853 59,755 71,706 119,510 179,265 and 358,530, with no remainder.

Since 358,530 cannot be divided by just 1 and 358,530, 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).