Q: Is 374,220 a Composite Number?

Why is 374,220 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 374,220 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 18 20 21 22 27 28 30 33 35 36 42 44 45 54 55 60 63 66 70 77 81 84 90 99 105 108 110 126 132 135 140 154 162 165 180 189 198 210 220 231 243 252 270 297 308 315 324 330 378 385 396 405 420 462 486 495 540 567 594 630 660 693 756 770 810 891 924 945 972 990 1,134 1,155 1,188 1,215 1,260 1,386 1,485 1,540 1,620 1,701 1,782 1,890 1,980 2,079 2,268 2,310 2,430 2,673 2,772 2,835 2,970 3,402 3,465 3,564 3,780 4,158 4,455 4,620 4,860 5,346 5,670 5,940 6,237 6,804 6,930 8,316 8,505 8,910 10,395 10,692 11,340 12,474 13,365 13,860 17,010 17,820 18,711 20,790 24,948 26,730 31,185 34,020 37,422 41,580 53,460 62,370 74,844 93,555 124,740 187,110 and 374,220, with no remainder.

Since 374,220 cannot be divided by just 1 and 374,220, 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).