Q: Is 370,188 a Composite Number?

Why is 370,188 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 370,188 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 13 14 18 21 26 28 36 39 42 52 63 78 84 91 113 117 126 156 182 226 234 252 273 339 364 452 468 546 678 791 819 1,017 1,092 1,356 1,469 1,582 1,638 2,034 2,373 2,938 3,164 3,276 4,068 4,407 4,746 5,876 7,119 8,814 9,492 10,283 13,221 14,238 17,628 20,566 26,442 28,476 30,849 41,132 52,884 61,698 92,547 123,396 185,094 and 370,188, with no remainder.

Since 370,188 cannot be divided by just 1 and 370,188, 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).