Q: Is 365,976 a Composite Number?

Why is 365,976 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 365,976 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 17 18 23 24 26 34 36 39 46 51 52 68 69 72 78 92 102 104 117 136 138 153 156 184 204 207 221 234 276 299 306 312 391 408 414 442 468 552 598 612 663 782 828 884 897 936 1,173 1,196 1,224 1,326 1,564 1,656 1,768 1,794 1,989 2,346 2,392 2,652 2,691 3,128 3,519 3,588 3,978 4,692 5,083 5,304 5,382 7,038 7,176 7,956 9,384 10,166 10,764 14,076 15,249 15,912 20,332 21,528 28,152 30,498 40,664 45,747 60,996 91,494 121,992 182,988 and 365,976, with no remainder.

Since 365,976 cannot be divided by just 1 and 365,976, 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).