Q: Is 377,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 377,400 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 377,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 17 20 24 25 30 34 37 40 50 51 60 68 74 75 85 100 102 111 120 136 148 150 170 185 200 204 222 255 296 300 340 370 408 425 444 510 555 600 629 680 740 850 888 925 1,020 1,110 1,258 1,275 1,480 1,700 1,850 1,887 2,040 2,220 2,516 2,550 2,775 3,145 3,400 3,700 3,774 4,440 5,032 5,100 5,550 6,290 7,400 7,548 9,435 10,200 11,100 12,580 15,096 15,725 18,870 22,200 25,160 31,450 37,740 47,175 62,900 75,480 94,350 125,800 188,700 and 377,400, with no remainder.

Since 377,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 377,400, 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).