Q: Is 372,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 372,000 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 372,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 31 32 40 48 50 60 62 75 80 93 96 100 120 124 125 150 155 160 186 200 240 248 250 300 310 372 375 400 465 480 496 500 600 620 744 750 775 800 930 992 1,000 1,200 1,240 1,488 1,500 1,550 1,860 2,000 2,325 2,400 2,480 2,976 3,000 3,100 3,720 3,875 4,000 4,650 4,960 6,000 6,200 7,440 7,750 9,300 11,625 12,000 12,400 14,880 15,500 18,600 23,250 24,800 31,000 37,200 46,500 62,000 74,400 93,000 124,000 186,000 and 372,000, with no remainder.

Since 372,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 372,000, 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).