Q: Is 387,940 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 387,940 is a composite number.

Why is 387,940 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 387,940 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 17 20 28 34 35 68 70 85 119 140 163 170 238 326 340 476 595 652 815 1,141 1,190 1,630 2,282 2,380 2,771 3,260 4,564 5,542 5,705 11,084 11,410 13,855 19,397 22,820 27,710 38,794 55,420 77,588 96,985 193,970 and 387,940, with no remainder.

Since 387,940 cannot be divided by just 1 and 387,940, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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