Q: Is 377,774,352 a Composite Number?

Why is 377,774,352 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 377,774,352 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 36 48 72 144 349 698 1,047 1,396 2,094 2,792 3,141 4,188 5,584 6,282 7,517 8,376 12,564 15,034 16,752 22,551 25,128 30,068 45,102 50,256 60,136 67,653 90,204 120,272 135,306 180,408 270,612 360,816 541,224 1,082,448 2,623,433 5,246,866 7,870,299 10,493,732 15,740,598 20,987,464 23,610,897 31,481,196 41,974,928 47,221,794 62,962,392 94,443,588 125,924,784 188,887,176 and 377,774,352, with no remainder.

Since 377,774,352 cannot be divided by just 1 and 377,774,352, 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).