Q: Is 373,920 a Composite Number?

Why is 373,920 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 373,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 19 20 24 30 32 38 40 41 48 57 60 76 80 82 95 96 114 120 123 152 160 164 190 205 228 240 246 285 304 328 380 410 456 480 492 570 608 615 656 760 779 820 912 984 1,140 1,230 1,312 1,520 1,558 1,640 1,824 1,968 2,280 2,337 2,460 3,040 3,116 3,280 3,895 3,936 4,560 4,674 4,920 6,232 6,560 7,790 9,120 9,348 9,840 11,685 12,464 15,580 18,696 19,680 23,370 24,928 31,160 37,392 46,740 62,320 74,784 93,480 124,640 186,960 and 373,920, with no remainder.

Since 373,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 373,920, 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).