Q: Is 385,056 a Composite Number?

Why is 385,056 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 385,056 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 32 36 42 48 56 63 72 84 96 112 126 144 168 191 224 252 288 336 382 504 573 672 764 1,008 1,146 1,337 1,528 1,719 2,016 2,292 2,674 3,056 3,438 4,011 4,584 5,348 6,112 6,876 8,022 9,168 10,696 12,033 13,752 16,044 18,336 21,392 24,066 27,504 32,088 42,784 48,132 55,008 64,176 96,264 128,352 192,528 and 385,056, with no remainder.

Since 385,056 cannot be divided by just 1 and 385,056, 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).