Q: Is 372,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 372,400 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 372,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 19 20 25 28 35 38 40 49 50 56 70 76 80 95 98 100 112 133 140 152 175 190 196 200 245 266 280 304 350 380 392 400 475 490 532 560 665 700 760 784 931 950 980 1,064 1,225 1,330 1,400 1,520 1,862 1,900 1,960 2,128 2,450 2,660 2,800 3,325 3,724 3,800 3,920 4,655 4,900 5,320 6,650 7,448 7,600 9,310 9,800 10,640 13,300 14,896 18,620 19,600 23,275 26,600 37,240 46,550 53,200 74,480 93,100 186,200 and 372,400, with no remainder.

Since 372,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 372,400, 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).