Q: Is 372,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 372,240 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 372,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 15 16 18 20 22 24 30 33 36 40 44 45 47 48 55 60 66 72 80 88 90 94 99 110 120 132 141 144 165 176 180 188 198 220 235 240 264 282 330 360 376 396 423 440 470 495 517 528 564 660 705 720 752 792 846 880 940 990 1,034 1,128 1,320 1,410 1,551 1,584 1,692 1,880 1,980 2,068 2,115 2,256 2,585 2,640 2,820 3,102 3,384 3,760 3,960 4,136 4,230 4,653 5,170 5,640 6,204 6,768 7,755 7,920 8,272 8,460 9,306 10,340 11,280 12,408 15,510 16,920 18,612 20,680 23,265 24,816 31,020 33,840 37,224 41,360 46,530 62,040 74,448 93,060 124,080 186,120 and 372,240, with no remainder.

Since 372,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 372,240, 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).