Q: Is 359,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 359,700 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 359,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 15 20 22 25 30 33 44 50 55 60 66 75 100 109 110 132 150 165 218 220 275 300 327 330 436 545 550 654 660 825 1,090 1,100 1,199 1,308 1,635 1,650 2,180 2,398 2,725 3,270 3,300 3,597 4,796 5,450 5,995 6,540 7,194 8,175 10,900 11,990 14,388 16,350 17,985 23,980 29,975 32,700 35,970 59,950 71,940 89,925 119,900 179,850 and 359,700, with no remainder.

Since 359,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 359,700, 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).