Q: Is 379,840 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 379,840 is a composite number.

Why is 379,840 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 379,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 64 80 160 320 1,187 2,374 4,748 5,935 9,496 11,870 18,992 23,740 37,984 47,480 75,968 94,960 189,920 and 379,840, with no remainder.

Since 379,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 379,840, 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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