Q: Is 238,392 a Composite Number?

Why is 238,392 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 238,392 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 11 12 14 18 21 22 24 28 33 36 42 43 44 56 63 66 72 77 84 86 88 99 126 129 132 154 168 172 198 231 252 258 264 301 308 344 387 396 462 473 504 516 602 616 693 774 792 903 924 946 1,032 1,204 1,386 1,419 1,548 1,806 1,848 1,892 2,408 2,709 2,772 2,838 3,096 3,311 3,612 3,784 4,257 5,418 5,544 5,676 6,622 7,224 8,514 9,933 10,836 11,352 13,244 17,028 19,866 21,672 26,488 29,799 34,056 39,732 59,598 79,464 119,196 and 238,392, with no remainder.

Since 238,392 cannot be divided by just 1 and 238,392, 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).