Q: Is 368,940 a Composite Number?

Why is 368,940 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 368,940 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 13 15 20 22 26 30 33 39 43 44 52 55 60 65 66 78 86 110 129 130 132 143 156 165 172 195 215 220 258 260 286 330 390 429 430 473 516 559 572 645 660 715 780 858 860 946 1,118 1,290 1,419 1,430 1,677 1,716 1,892 2,145 2,236 2,365 2,580 2,795 2,838 2,860 3,354 4,290 4,730 5,590 5,676 6,149 6,708 7,095 8,385 8,580 9,460 11,180 12,298 14,190 16,770 18,447 24,596 28,380 30,745 33,540 36,894 61,490 73,788 92,235 122,980 184,470 and 368,940, with no remainder.

Since 368,940 cannot be divided by just 1 and 368,940, 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).