Q: Is 379,240 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 379,240 is a composite number.

Why is 379,240 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 379,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 19 20 38 40 76 95 152 190 380 499 760 998 1,996 2,495 3,992 4,990 9,481 9,980 18,962 19,960 37,924 47,405 75,848 94,810 189,620 and 379,240, with no remainder.

Since 379,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 379,240, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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