Q: Is 362,340 a Composite Number?

Why is 362,340 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 362,340 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 15 18 20 22 27 30 33 36 44 45 54 55 60 61 66 90 99 108 110 122 132 135 165 180 183 198 220 244 270 297 305 330 366 396 495 540 549 594 610 660 671 732 915 990 1,098 1,188 1,220 1,342 1,485 1,647 1,830 1,980 2,013 2,196 2,684 2,745 2,970 3,294 3,355 3,660 4,026 5,490 5,940 6,039 6,588 6,710 8,052 8,235 10,065 10,980 12,078 13,420 16,470 18,117 20,130 24,156 30,195 32,940 36,234 40,260 60,390 72,468 90,585 120,780 181,170 and 362,340, with no remainder.

Since 362,340 cannot be divided by just 1 and 362,340, 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).