Q: Is 376,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 376,800 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 376,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 32 40 48 50 60 75 80 96 100 120 150 157 160 200 240 300 314 400 471 480 600 628 785 800 942 1,200 1,256 1,570 1,884 2,355 2,400 2,512 3,140 3,768 3,925 4,710 5,024 6,280 7,536 7,850 9,420 11,775 12,560 15,072 15,700 18,840 23,550 25,120 31,400 37,680 47,100 62,800 75,360 94,200 125,600 188,400 and 376,800, with no remainder.

Since 376,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 376,800, 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).