Q: Is 377,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 377,300 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 377,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 11 14 20 22 25 28 35 44 49 50 55 70 77 98 100 110 140 154 175 196 220 245 275 308 343 350 385 490 539 550 686 700 770 980 1,078 1,100 1,225 1,372 1,540 1,715 1,925 2,156 2,450 2,695 3,430 3,773 3,850 4,900 5,390 6,860 7,546 7,700 8,575 10,780 13,475 15,092 17,150 18,865 26,950 34,300 37,730 53,900 75,460 94,325 188,650 and 377,300, with no remainder.

Since 377,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 377,300, 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).