Q: Is 375,840 a Composite Number?

Why is 375,840 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 375,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 27 29 30 32 36 40 45 48 54 58 60 72 80 81 87 90 96 108 116 120 135 144 145 160 162 174 180 216 232 240 261 270 288 290 324 348 360 405 432 435 464 480 522 540 580 648 696 720 783 810 864 870 928 1,044 1,080 1,160 1,296 1,305 1,392 1,440 1,566 1,620 1,740 2,088 2,160 2,320 2,349 2,592 2,610 2,784 3,132 3,240 3,480 3,915 4,176 4,320 4,640 4,698 5,220 6,264 6,480 6,960 7,830 8,352 9,396 10,440 11,745 12,528 12,960 13,920 15,660 18,792 20,880 23,490 25,056 31,320 37,584 41,760 46,980 62,640 75,168 93,960 125,280 187,920 and 375,840, with no remainder.

Since 375,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 375,840, 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).