Q: Is 364,392 a Composite Number?

Why is 364,392 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 364,392 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 18 21 24 27 28 36 42 54 56 63 72 84 108 126 168 189 216 241 252 378 482 504 723 756 964 1,446 1,512 1,687 1,928 2,169 2,892 3,374 4,338 5,061 5,784 6,507 6,748 8,676 10,122 13,014 13,496 15,183 17,352 20,244 26,028 30,366 40,488 45,549 52,056 60,732 91,098 121,464 182,196 and 364,392, with no remainder.

Since 364,392 cannot be divided by just 1 and 364,392, 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).