Q: Is 379,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 379,200 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 379,200 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 64 75 79 80 96 100 120 150 158 160 192 200 237 240 300 316 320 395 400 474 480 600 632 790 800 948 960 1,185 1,200 1,264 1,580 1,600 1,896 1,975 2,370 2,400 2,528 3,160 3,792 3,950 4,740 4,800 5,056 5,925 6,320 7,584 7,900 9,480 11,850 12,640 15,168 15,800 18,960 23,700 25,280 31,600 37,920 47,400 63,200 75,840 94,800 126,400 189,600 and 379,200, with no remainder.

Since 379,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 379,200, 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).