Q: Is 369,720 a Composite Number?

Why is 369,720 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 369,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 13 15 18 20 24 26 30 36 39 40 45 52 60 65 72 78 79 90 104 117 120 130 156 158 180 195 234 237 260 312 316 360 390 395 468 474 520 585 632 711 780 790 936 948 1,027 1,170 1,185 1,422 1,560 1,580 1,896 2,054 2,340 2,370 2,844 3,081 3,160 3,555 4,108 4,680 4,740 5,135 5,688 6,162 7,110 8,216 9,243 9,480 10,270 12,324 14,220 15,405 18,486 20,540 24,648 28,440 30,810 36,972 41,080 46,215 61,620 73,944 92,430 123,240 184,860 and 369,720, with no remainder.

Since 369,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 369,720, 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).