Q: Is 368,016 a Composite Number?

Why is 368,016 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 368,016 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 16 17 22 24 33 34 41 44 48 51 66 68 82 88 102 123 132 136 164 176 187 204 246 264 272 328 374 408 451 492 528 561 656 697 748 816 902 984 1,122 1,353 1,394 1,496 1,804 1,968 2,091 2,244 2,706 2,788 2,992 3,608 4,182 4,488 5,412 5,576 7,216 7,667 8,364 8,976 10,824 11,152 15,334 16,728 21,648 23,001 30,668 33,456 46,002 61,336 92,004 122,672 184,008 and 368,016, with no remainder.

Since 368,016 cannot be divided by just 1 and 368,016, 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).