Q: Is 358,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 358,800 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 358,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 16 20 23 24 25 26 30 39 40 46 48 50 52 60 65 69 75 78 80 92 100 104 115 120 130 138 150 156 184 195 200 208 230 240 260 276 299 300 312 325 345 368 390 400 460 520 552 575 598 600 624 650 690 780 897 920 975 1,040 1,104 1,150 1,196 1,200 1,300 1,380 1,495 1,560 1,725 1,794 1,840 1,950 2,300 2,392 2,600 2,760 2,990 3,120 3,450 3,588 3,900 4,485 4,600 4,784 5,200 5,520 5,980 6,900 7,176 7,475 7,800 8,970 9,200 11,960 13,800 14,352 14,950 15,600 17,940 22,425 23,920 27,600 29,900 35,880 44,850 59,800 71,760 89,700 119,600 179,400 and 358,800, with no remainder.

Since 358,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 358,800, 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).