Q: Is 366,048 a Composite Number?

Why is 366,048 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 366,048 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 31 32 36 41 48 62 72 82 93 96 123 124 144 164 186 246 248 279 288 328 369 372 492 496 558 656 738 744 984 992 1,116 1,271 1,312 1,476 1,488 1,968 2,232 2,542 2,952 2,976 3,813 3,936 4,464 5,084 5,904 7,626 8,928 10,168 11,439 11,808 15,252 20,336 22,878 30,504 40,672 45,756 61,008 91,512 122,016 183,024 and 366,048, with no remainder.

Since 366,048 cannot be divided by just 1 and 366,048, 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).