Q: Is 337,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 337,440 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 337,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 19 20 24 30 32 37 38 40 48 57 60 74 76 80 95 96 111 114 120 148 152 160 185 190 222 228 240 285 296 304 370 380 444 456 480 555 570 592 608 703 740 760 888 912 1,110 1,140 1,184 1,406 1,480 1,520 1,776 1,824 2,109 2,220 2,280 2,812 2,960 3,040 3,515 3,552 4,218 4,440 4,560 5,624 5,920 7,030 8,436 8,880 9,120 10,545 11,248 14,060 16,872 17,760 21,090 22,496 28,120 33,744 42,180 56,240 67,488 84,360 112,480 168,720 and 337,440, with no remainder.

Since 337,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 337,440, 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).