Q: Is 380,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 380,000 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 380,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 19 20 25 32 38 40 50 76 80 95 100 125 152 160 190 200 250 304 380 400 475 500 608 625 760 800 950 1,000 1,250 1,520 1,900 2,000 2,375 2,500 3,040 3,800 4,000 4,750 5,000 7,600 9,500 10,000 11,875 15,200 19,000 20,000 23,750 38,000 47,500 76,000 95,000 190,000 and 380,000, with no remainder.

Since 380,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 380,000, 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).