Q: Is 372,120 a Composite Number?

Why is 372,120 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 372,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 20 21 24 28 30 35 40 42 56 60 70 84 105 120 140 168 210 280 420 443 840 886 1,329 1,772 2,215 2,658 3,101 3,544 4,430 5,316 6,202 6,645 8,860 9,303 10,632 12,404 13,290 15,505 17,720 18,606 24,808 26,580 31,010 37,212 46,515 53,160 62,020 74,424 93,030 124,040 186,060 and 372,120, with no remainder.

Since 372,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 372,120, 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).