Q: Is 370,944 a Composite Number?

Why is 370,944 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 370,944 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 23 24 28 32 36 42 46 48 56 63 64 69 72 84 92 96 112 126 128 138 144 161 168 184 192 207 224 252 256 276 288 322 336 368 384 414 448 483 504 552 576 644 672 736 768 828 896 966 1,008 1,104 1,152 1,288 1,344 1,449 1,472 1,656 1,792 1,932 2,016 2,208 2,304 2,576 2,688 2,898 2,944 3,312 3,864 4,032 4,416 5,152 5,376 5,796 5,888 6,624 7,728 8,064 8,832 10,304 11,592 13,248 15,456 16,128 17,664 20,608 23,184 26,496 30,912 41,216 46,368 52,992 61,824 92,736 123,648 185,472 and 370,944, with no remainder.

Since 370,944 cannot be divided by just 1 and 370,944, 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).