Q: Is 37,374,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 37,374,000 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 37,374,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 40 48 50 60 75 80 100 120 125 150 200 240 250 300 375 400 500 600 750 1,000 1,200 1,500 2,000 3,000 6,000 6,229 12,458 18,687 24,916 31,145 37,374 49,832 62,290 74,748 93,435 99,664 124,580 149,496 155,725 186,870 249,160 298,992 311,450 373,740 467,175 498,320 622,900 747,480 778,625 934,350 1,245,800 1,494,960 1,557,250 1,868,700 2,335,875 2,491,600 3,114,500 3,737,400 4,671,750 6,229,000 7,474,800 9,343,500 12,458,000 18,687,000 and 37,374,000, with no remainder.

Since 37,374,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 37,374,000, 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).