Q: Is 372,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 372,900 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 372,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 15 20 22 25 30 33 44 50 55 60 66 75 100 110 113 132 150 165 220 226 275 300 330 339 452 550 565 660 678 825 1,100 1,130 1,243 1,356 1,650 1,695 2,260 2,486 2,825 3,300 3,390 3,729 4,972 5,650 6,215 6,780 7,458 8,475 11,300 12,430 14,916 16,950 18,645 24,860 31,075 33,900 37,290 62,150 74,580 93,225 124,300 186,450 and 372,900, with no remainder.

Since 372,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 372,900, 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).