Q: Is 372,096 a Composite Number?

Why is 372,096 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 372,096 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 17 18 19 24 32 34 36 38 48 51 57 64 68 72 76 96 102 114 128 136 144 152 153 171 192 204 228 272 288 304 306 323 342 384 408 456 544 576 608 612 646 684 816 912 969 1,088 1,152 1,216 1,224 1,292 1,368 1,632 1,824 1,938 2,176 2,432 2,448 2,584 2,736 2,907 3,264 3,648 3,876 4,896 5,168 5,472 5,814 6,528 7,296 7,752 9,792 10,336 10,944 11,628 15,504 19,584 20,672 21,888 23,256 31,008 41,344 46,512 62,016 93,024 124,032 186,048 and 372,096, with no remainder.

Since 372,096 cannot be divided by just 1 and 372,096, 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).