Q: Is 355,320 a Composite Number?

Why is 355,320 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 355,320 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 24 27 28 30 35 36 40 42 45 47 54 56 60 63 70 72 84 90 94 105 108 120 126 135 140 141 168 180 188 189 210 216 235 252 270 280 282 315 329 360 376 378 420 423 470 504 540 564 630 658 705 756 840 846 940 945 987 1,080 1,128 1,260 1,269 1,316 1,410 1,512 1,645 1,692 1,880 1,890 1,974 2,115 2,520 2,538 2,632 2,820 2,961 3,290 3,384 3,780 3,948 4,230 4,935 5,076 5,640 5,922 6,345 6,580 7,560 7,896 8,460 8,883 9,870 10,152 11,844 12,690 13,160 14,805 16,920 17,766 19,740 23,688 25,380 29,610 35,532 39,480 44,415 50,760 59,220 71,064 88,830 118,440 177,660 and 355,320, with no remainder.

Since 355,320 cannot be divided by just 1 and 355,320, 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).