Q: Is 371,280 a Composite Number?

Why is 371,280 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 371,280 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 20 21 24 26 28 30 34 35 39 40 42 48 51 52 56 60 65 68 70 78 80 84 85 91 102 104 105 112 119 120 130 136 140 156 168 170 182 195 204 208 210 221 238 240 255 260 272 273 280 312 336 340 357 364 390 408 420 442 455 476 510 520 546 560 595 624 663 680 714 728 780 816 840 884 910 952 1,020 1,040 1,092 1,105 1,190 1,326 1,360 1,365 1,428 1,456 1,547 1,560 1,680 1,768 1,785 1,820 1,904 2,040 2,184 2,210 2,380 2,652 2,730 2,856 3,094 3,120 3,315 3,536 3,570 3,640 4,080 4,368 4,420 4,641 4,760 5,304 5,460 5,712 6,188 6,630 7,140 7,280 7,735 8,840 9,282 9,520 10,608 10,920 12,376 13,260 14,280 15,470 17,680 18,564 21,840 23,205 24,752 26,520 28,560 30,940 37,128 46,410 53,040 61,880 74,256 92,820 123,760 185,640 and 371,280, with no remainder.

Since 371,280 cannot be divided by just 1 and 371,280, 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).