Q: Is 372,708 a Composite Number?

Why is 372,708 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 372,708 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 17 18 21 27 28 29 34 36 42 51 54 58 63 68 84 87 102 108 116 119 126 153 174 189 203 204 238 252 261 306 348 357 378 406 459 476 493 522 609 612 714 756 783 812 918 986 1,044 1,071 1,218 1,428 1,479 1,566 1,827 1,836 1,972 2,142 2,436 2,958 3,132 3,213 3,451 3,654 4,284 4,437 5,481 5,916 6,426 6,902 7,308 8,874 10,353 10,962 12,852 13,311 13,804 17,748 20,706 21,924 26,622 31,059 41,412 53,244 62,118 93,177 124,236 186,354 and 372,708, with no remainder.

Since 372,708 cannot be divided by just 1 and 372,708, 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).