Q: Is 389,620 a Composite Number?

Why is 389,620 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 389,620 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 11 14 20 22 23 28 35 44 46 55 70 77 92 110 115 121 140 154 161 220 230 242 253 308 322 385 460 484 506 605 644 770 805 847 1,012 1,210 1,265 1,540 1,610 1,694 1,771 2,420 2,530 2,783 3,220 3,388 3,542 4,235 5,060 5,566 7,084 8,470 8,855 11,132 13,915 16,940 17,710 19,481 27,830 35,420 38,962 55,660 77,924 97,405 194,810 and 389,620, with no remainder.

Since 389,620 cannot be divided by just 1 and 389,620, 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).