Q: Is 378,144 a Composite Number?

Why is 378,144 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 378,144 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 16 18 24 26 32 36 39 48 52 72 78 96 101 104 117 144 156 202 208 234 288 303 312 404 416 468 606 624 808 909 936 1,212 1,248 1,313 1,616 1,818 1,872 2,424 2,626 3,232 3,636 3,744 3,939 4,848 5,252 7,272 7,878 9,696 10,504 11,817 14,544 15,756 21,008 23,634 29,088 31,512 42,016 47,268 63,024 94,536 126,048 189,072 and 378,144, with no remainder.

Since 378,144 cannot be divided by just 1 and 378,144, 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).