Q: Is 385,728 a Composite Number?

Why is 385,728 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 385,728 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 32 41 42 48 49 56 64 82 84 96 98 112 123 147 164 168 192 196 224 246 287 294 328 336 392 448 492 574 588 656 672 784 861 984 1,148 1,176 1,312 1,344 1,568 1,722 1,968 2,009 2,296 2,352 2,624 3,136 3,444 3,936 4,018 4,592 4,704 6,027 6,888 7,872 8,036 9,184 9,408 12,054 13,776 16,072 18,368 24,108 27,552 32,144 48,216 55,104 64,288 96,432 128,576 192,864 and 385,728, with no remainder.

Since 385,728 cannot be divided by just 1 and 385,728, 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).