Q: Is 372,372 a Composite Number?

Why is 372,372 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 372,372 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 11 12 13 14 21 22 26 28 31 33 39 42 44 52 62 66 77 78 84 91 93 124 132 143 154 156 182 186 217 231 273 286 308 341 364 372 403 429 434 462 546 572 651 682 806 858 868 924 1,001 1,023 1,092 1,209 1,302 1,364 1,612 1,716 2,002 2,046 2,387 2,418 2,604 2,821 3,003 4,004 4,092 4,433 4,774 4,836 5,642 6,006 7,161 8,463 8,866 9,548 11,284 12,012 13,299 14,322 16,926 17,732 26,598 28,644 31,031 33,852 53,196 62,062 93,093 124,124 186,186 and 372,372, with no remainder.

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