Q: Is 366,520 a Composite Number?

Why is 366,520 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 366,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 11 14 17 20 22 28 34 35 40 44 49 55 56 68 70 77 85 88 98 110 119 136 140 154 170 187 196 220 238 245 280 308 340 374 385 392 440 476 490 539 595 616 680 748 770 833 935 952 980 1,078 1,190 1,309 1,496 1,540 1,666 1,870 1,960 2,156 2,380 2,618 2,695 3,080 3,332 3,740 4,165 4,312 4,760 5,236 5,390 6,545 6,664 7,480 8,330 9,163 10,472 10,780 13,090 16,660 18,326 21,560 26,180 33,320 36,652 45,815 52,360 73,304 91,630 183,260 and 366,520, with no remainder.

Since 366,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 366,520, 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).