Q: Is 374,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 374,400 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 374,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 13 15 16 18 20 24 25 26 30 32 36 39 40 45 48 50 52 60 64 65 72 75 78 80 90 96 100 104 117 120 128 130 144 150 156 160 180 192 195 200 208 225 234 240 260 288 300 312 320 325 360 384 390 400 416 450 468 480 520 576 585 600 624 640 650 720 780 800 832 900 936 960 975 1,040 1,152 1,170 1,200 1,248 1,300 1,440 1,560 1,600 1,664 1,800 1,872 1,920 1,950 2,080 2,340 2,400 2,496 2,600 2,880 2,925 3,120 3,200 3,600 3,744 3,900 4,160 4,680 4,800 4,992 5,200 5,760 5,850 6,240 7,200 7,488 7,800 8,320 9,360 9,600 10,400 11,700 12,480 14,400 14,976 15,600 18,720 20,800 23,400 24,960 28,800 31,200 37,440 41,600 46,800 62,400 74,880 93,600 124,800 187,200 and 374,400, with no remainder.

Since 374,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 374,400, 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).