Q: Is 374,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 374,440 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 374,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 20 22 23 37 40 44 46 55 74 88 92 110 115 148 184 185 220 230 253 296 370 407 440 460 506 740 814 851 920 1,012 1,265 1,480 1,628 1,702 2,024 2,035 2,530 3,256 3,404 4,070 4,255 5,060 6,808 8,140 8,510 9,361 10,120 16,280 17,020 18,722 34,040 37,444 46,805 74,888 93,610 187,220 and 374,440, with no remainder.

Since 374,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 374,440, 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).