Q: Is 362,208 a Composite Number?

Why is 362,208 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 362,208 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 11 12 14 16 21 22 24 28 32 33 42 44 48 49 56 66 77 84 88 96 98 112 132 147 154 168 176 196 224 231 264 294 308 336 343 352 392 462 528 539 588 616 672 686 784 924 1,029 1,056 1,078 1,176 1,232 1,372 1,568 1,617 1,848 2,058 2,156 2,352 2,464 2,744 3,234 3,696 3,773 4,116 4,312 4,704 5,488 6,468 7,392 7,546 8,232 8,624 10,976 11,319 12,936 15,092 16,464 17,248 22,638 25,872 30,184 32,928 45,276 51,744 60,368 90,552 120,736 181,104 and 362,208, with no remainder.

Since 362,208 cannot be divided by just 1 and 362,208, 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).