Q: Is 379,392 a Composite Number?

Why is 379,392 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 379,392 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 16 19 24 26 32 38 39 48 52 57 64 76 78 96 104 114 128 152 156 192 208 228 247 256 304 312 384 416 456 494 512 608 624 741 768 832 912 988 1,216 1,248 1,482 1,536 1,664 1,824 1,976 2,432 2,496 2,964 3,328 3,648 3,952 4,864 4,992 5,928 6,656 7,296 7,904 9,728 9,984 11,856 14,592 15,808 19,968 23,712 29,184 31,616 47,424 63,232 94,848 126,464 189,696 and 379,392, with no remainder.

Since 379,392 cannot be divided by just 1 and 379,392, 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).