Q: Is 379,680 a Composite Number?

Why is 379,680 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 379,680 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 20 21 24 28 30 32 35 40 42 48 56 60 70 80 84 96 105 112 113 120 140 160 168 210 224 226 240 280 336 339 420 452 480 560 565 672 678 791 840 904 1,120 1,130 1,356 1,582 1,680 1,695 1,808 2,260 2,373 2,712 3,164 3,360 3,390 3,616 3,955 4,520 4,746 5,424 6,328 6,780 7,910 9,040 9,492 10,848 11,865 12,656 13,560 15,820 18,080 18,984 23,730 25,312 27,120 31,640 37,968 47,460 54,240 63,280 75,936 94,920 126,560 189,840 and 379,680, with no remainder.

Since 379,680 cannot be divided by just 1 and 379,680, 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).