Q: Is 373,860 a Composite Number?

Why is 373,860 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 373,860 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 30 31 36 45 60 62 67 90 93 124 134 155 180 186 201 268 279 310 335 372 402 465 558 603 620 670 804 930 1,005 1,116 1,206 1,340 1,395 1,860 2,010 2,077 2,412 2,790 3,015 4,020 4,154 5,580 6,030 6,231 8,308 10,385 12,060 12,462 18,693 20,770 24,924 31,155 37,386 41,540 62,310 74,772 93,465 124,620 186,930 and 373,860, with no remainder.

Since 373,860 cannot be divided by just 1 and 373,860, 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).