Q: Is 359,352 a Composite Number?

Why is 359,352 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 359,352 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 18 21 23 24 28 31 36 42 46 56 62 63 69 72 84 92 93 124 126 138 161 168 184 186 207 217 248 252 276 279 322 372 414 434 483 504 552 558 644 651 713 744 828 868 966 1,116 1,288 1,302 1,426 1,449 1,656 1,736 1,932 1,953 2,139 2,232 2,604 2,852 2,898 3,864 3,906 4,278 4,991 5,208 5,704 5,796 6,417 7,812 8,556 9,982 11,592 12,834 14,973 15,624 17,112 19,964 25,668 29,946 39,928 44,919 51,336 59,892 89,838 119,784 179,676 and 359,352, with no remainder.

Since 359,352 cannot be divided by just 1 and 359,352, 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).