Q: Is 358,848 a Composite Number?

Why is 358,848 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 358,848 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 32 36 42 48 56 63 64 72 84 89 96 112 126 144 168 178 192 224 252 267 288 336 356 448 504 534 576 623 672 712 801 1,008 1,068 1,246 1,344 1,424 1,602 1,869 2,016 2,136 2,492 2,848 3,204 3,738 4,032 4,272 4,984 5,607 5,696 6,408 7,476 8,544 9,968 11,214 12,816 14,952 17,088 19,936 22,428 25,632 29,904 39,872 44,856 51,264 59,808 89,712 119,616 179,424 and 358,848, with no remainder.

Since 358,848 cannot be divided by just 1 and 358,848, 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).