Q: Is 372,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 372,960 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 372,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 16 18 20 21 24 28 30 32 35 36 37 40 42 45 48 56 60 63 70 72 74 80 84 90 96 105 111 112 120 126 140 144 148 160 168 180 185 210 222 224 240 252 259 280 288 296 315 333 336 360 370 420 444 480 504 518 555 560 592 630 666 672 720 740 777 840 888 1,008 1,036 1,110 1,120 1,184 1,260 1,295 1,332 1,440 1,480 1,554 1,665 1,680 1,776 2,016 2,072 2,220 2,331 2,520 2,590 2,664 2,960 3,108 3,330 3,360 3,552 3,885 4,144 4,440 4,662 5,040 5,180 5,328 5,920 6,216 6,660 7,770 8,288 8,880 9,324 10,080 10,360 10,656 11,655 12,432 13,320 15,540 17,760 18,648 20,720 23,310 24,864 26,640 31,080 37,296 41,440 46,620 53,280 62,160 74,592 93,240 124,320 186,480 and 372,960, with no remainder.

Since 372,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 372,960, 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).