Q: Is 372,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 372,600 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 372,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 23 24 25 27 30 36 40 45 46 50 54 60 69 72 75 81 90 92 100 108 115 120 135 138 150 162 180 184 200 207 216 225 230 270 276 300 324 345 360 405 414 450 460 540 552 575 600 621 648 675 690 810 828 900 920 1,035 1,080 1,150 1,242 1,350 1,380 1,620 1,656 1,725 1,800 1,863 2,025 2,070 2,300 2,484 2,700 2,760 3,105 3,240 3,450 3,726 4,050 4,140 4,600 4,968 5,175 5,400 6,210 6,900 7,452 8,100 8,280 9,315 10,350 12,420 13,800 14,904 15,525 16,200 18,630 20,700 24,840 31,050 37,260 41,400 46,575 62,100 74,520 93,150 124,200 186,300 and 372,600, with no remainder.

Since 372,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 372,600, 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).