Q: Is 375,144 a Composite Number?

Why is 375,144 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 375,144 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 11 12 14 21 22 24 28 29 33 42 44 49 56 58 66 77 84 87 88 98 116 132 147 154 168 174 196 203 231 232 264 294 308 319 348 392 406 462 539 588 609 616 638 696 812 924 957 1,078 1,176 1,218 1,276 1,421 1,617 1,624 1,848 1,914 2,156 2,233 2,436 2,552 2,842 3,234 3,828 4,263 4,312 4,466 4,872 5,684 6,468 6,699 7,656 8,526 8,932 11,368 12,936 13,398 15,631 17,052 17,864 26,796 31,262 34,104 46,893 53,592 62,524 93,786 125,048 187,572 and 375,144, with no remainder.

Since 375,144 cannot be divided by just 1 and 375,144, 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).