Q: Is 374,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 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 374,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 17 20 22 25 34 40 44 50 55 68 80 85 88 100 110 125 136 170 176 187 200 220 250 272 275 340 374 400 425 440 500 550 680 748 850 880 935 1,000 1,100 1,360 1,375 1,496 1,700 1,870 2,000 2,125 2,200 2,750 2,992 3,400 3,740 4,250 4,400 4,675 5,500 6,800 7,480 8,500 9,350 11,000 14,960 17,000 18,700 22,000 23,375 34,000 37,400 46,750 74,800 93,500 187,000 and 374,000, with no remainder.

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