Q: Is 374,640 a Composite Number?

Why is 374,640 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 374,640 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 20 21 24 28 30 35 40 42 48 56 60 70 80 84 105 112 120 140 168 210 223 240 280 336 420 446 560 669 840 892 1,115 1,338 1,561 1,680 1,784 2,230 2,676 3,122 3,345 3,568 4,460 4,683 5,352 6,244 6,690 7,805 8,920 9,366 10,704 12,488 13,380 15,610 17,840 18,732 23,415 24,976 26,760 31,220 37,464 46,830 53,520 62,440 74,928 93,660 124,880 187,320 and 374,640, with no remainder.

Since 374,640 cannot be divided by just 1 and 374,640, 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).