Q: Is 374,272 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 374,272 is a composite number.

Why is 374,272 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 374,272 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 17 32 34 43 64 68 86 128 136 172 256 272 344 512 544 688 731 1,088 1,376 1,462 2,176 2,752 2,924 4,352 5,504 5,848 8,704 11,008 11,696 22,016 23,392 46,784 93,568 187,136 and 374,272, with no remainder.

Since 374,272 cannot be divided by just 1 and 374,272, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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