Q: Is 358,974 a Composite Number?

Why is 358,974 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 358,974 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 11 14 18 21 22 33 37 42 49 63 66 74 77 98 99 111 126 147 154 198 222 231 259 294 333 407 441 462 518 539 666 693 777 814 882 1,078 1,221 1,386 1,554 1,617 1,813 2,331 2,442 2,849 3,234 3,626 3,663 4,662 4,851 5,439 5,698 7,326 8,547 9,702 10,878 16,317 17,094 19,943 25,641 32,634 39,886 51,282 59,829 119,658 179,487 and 358,974, with no remainder.

Since 358,974 cannot be divided by just 1 and 358,974, 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).