Q: Is 379,872 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 379,872 is a composite number.

Why is 379,872 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 379,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 32 36 48 72 96 144 288 1,319 2,638 3,957 5,276 7,914 10,552 11,871 15,828 21,104 23,742 31,656 42,208 47,484 63,312 94,968 126,624 189,936 and 379,872, with no remainder.

Since 379,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 379,872, 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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