Q: Is 337,392 a Composite Number?

Why is 337,392 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 337,392 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 16 18 22 24 27 33 36 44 48 54 66 71 72 88 99 108 132 142 144 176 198 213 216 264 284 297 396 426 432 528 568 594 639 781 792 852 1,136 1,188 1,278 1,562 1,584 1,704 1,917 2,343 2,376 2,556 3,124 3,408 3,834 4,686 4,752 5,112 6,248 7,029 7,668 9,372 10,224 12,496 14,058 15,336 18,744 21,087 28,116 30,672 37,488 42,174 56,232 84,348 112,464 168,696 and 337,392, with no remainder.

Since 337,392 cannot be divided by just 1 and 337,392, 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).