Q: Is 360,864 a Composite Number?

Why is 360,864 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 360,864 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 72 84 96 112 126 144 168 179 224 252 288 336 358 504 537 672 716 1,008 1,074 1,253 1,432 1,611 2,016 2,148 2,506 2,864 3,222 3,759 4,296 5,012 5,728 6,444 7,518 8,592 10,024 11,277 12,888 15,036 17,184 20,048 22,554 25,776 30,072 40,096 45,108 51,552 60,144 90,216 120,288 180,432 and 360,864, with no remainder.

Since 360,864 cannot be divided by just 1 and 360,864, 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).