Q: Is 389,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 389,400 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 389,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 12 15 20 22 24 25 30 33 40 44 50 55 59 60 66 75 88 100 110 118 120 132 150 165 177 200 220 236 264 275 295 300 330 354 440 472 550 590 600 649 660 708 825 885 1,100 1,180 1,298 1,320 1,416 1,475 1,650 1,770 1,947 2,200 2,360 2,596 2,950 3,245 3,300 3,540 3,894 4,425 5,192 5,900 6,490 6,600 7,080 7,788 8,850 9,735 11,800 12,980 15,576 16,225 17,700 19,470 25,960 32,450 35,400 38,940 48,675 64,900 77,880 97,350 129,800 194,700 and 389,400, with no remainder.

Since 389,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 389,400, 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).