Q: Is 371,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 371,200 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 371,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 29 32 40 50 58 64 80 100 116 128 145 160 200 232 256 290 320 400 464 512 580 640 725 800 928 1,160 1,280 1,450 1,600 1,856 2,320 2,560 2,900 3,200 3,712 4,640 5,800 6,400 7,424 9,280 11,600 12,800 14,848 18,560 23,200 37,120 46,400 74,240 92,800 185,600 and 371,200, with no remainder.

Since 371,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 371,200, 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).