Q: Is 368,424 a Composite Number?

Why is 368,424 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 368,424 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 17 18 21 24 28 34 36 42 43 51 56 63 68 72 84 86 102 119 126 129 136 153 168 172 204 238 252 258 301 306 344 357 387 408 476 504 516 602 612 714 731 774 903 952 1,032 1,071 1,204 1,224 1,428 1,462 1,548 1,806 2,142 2,193 2,408 2,709 2,856 2,924 3,096 3,612 4,284 4,386 5,117 5,418 5,848 6,579 7,224 8,568 8,772 10,234 10,836 13,158 15,351 17,544 20,468 21,672 26,316 30,702 40,936 46,053 52,632 61,404 92,106 122,808 184,212 and 368,424, with no remainder.

Since 368,424 cannot be divided by just 1 and 368,424, 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).