Q: Is 364,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 364,000 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 364,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 13 14 16 20 25 26 28 32 35 40 50 52 56 65 70 80 91 100 104 112 125 130 140 160 175 182 200 208 224 250 260 280 325 350 364 400 416 455 500 520 560 650 700 728 800 875 910 1,000 1,040 1,120 1,300 1,400 1,456 1,625 1,750 1,820 2,000 2,080 2,275 2,600 2,800 2,912 3,250 3,500 3,640 4,000 4,550 5,200 5,600 6,500 7,000 7,280 9,100 10,400 11,375 13,000 14,000 14,560 18,200 22,750 26,000 28,000 36,400 45,500 52,000 72,800 91,000 182,000 and 364,000, with no remainder.

Since 364,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 364,000, 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).