Q: Is 368,928 a Composite Number?

Why is 368,928 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 368,928 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 27 28 32 36 42 48 54 56 61 63 72 84 96 108 112 122 126 144 168 183 189 216 224 244 252 288 336 366 378 427 432 488 504 549 672 732 756 854 864 976 1,008 1,098 1,281 1,464 1,512 1,647 1,708 1,952 2,016 2,196 2,562 2,928 3,024 3,294 3,416 3,843 4,392 5,124 5,856 6,048 6,588 6,832 7,686 8,784 10,248 11,529 13,176 13,664 15,372 17,568 20,496 23,058 26,352 30,744 40,992 46,116 52,704 61,488 92,232 122,976 184,464 and 368,928, with no remainder.

Since 368,928 cannot be divided by just 1 and 368,928, 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).