Q: Is 365,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 365,700 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 365,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 23 25 30 46 50 53 60 69 75 92 100 106 115 138 150 159 212 230 265 276 300 318 345 460 530 575 636 690 795 1,060 1,150 1,219 1,325 1,380 1,590 1,725 2,300 2,438 2,650 3,180 3,450 3,657 3,975 4,876 5,300 6,095 6,900 7,314 7,950 12,190 14,628 15,900 18,285 24,380 30,475 36,570 60,950 73,140 91,425 121,900 182,850 and 365,700, with no remainder.

Since 365,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 365,700, 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).