Q: Is 361,746 a Composite Number?

Why is 361,746 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 361,746 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 11 14 18 21 22 27 29 33 42 54 58 63 66 77 81 87 99 126 154 162 174 189 198 203 231 261 297 319 378 406 462 522 567 594 609 638 693 783 891 957 1,134 1,218 1,386 1,566 1,782 1,827 1,914 2,079 2,233 2,349 2,871 3,654 4,158 4,466 4,698 5,481 5,742 6,237 6,699 8,613 10,962 12,474 13,398 16,443 17,226 20,097 25,839 32,886 40,194 51,678 60,291 120,582 180,873 and 361,746, with no remainder.

Since 361,746 cannot be divided by just 1 and 361,746, 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).