Q: Is 359,072 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 359,072 is a composite number.

Why is 359,072 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 359,072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 32 49 56 98 112 196 224 229 392 458 784 916 1,568 1,603 1,832 3,206 3,664 6,412 7,328 11,221 12,824 22,442 25,648 44,884 51,296 89,768 179,536 and 359,072, with no remainder.

Since 359,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 359,072, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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