Q: Is 389,844 a Composite Number?

Why is 389,844 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 389,844 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 13 14 17 18 21 26 28 34 36 39 42 49 51 52 63 68 78 84 91 98 102 117 119 126 147 153 156 182 196 204 221 234 238 252 273 294 306 357 364 441 442 468 476 546 588 612 637 663 714 819 833 882 884 1,071 1,092 1,274 1,326 1,428 1,547 1,638 1,666 1,764 1,911 1,989 2,142 2,499 2,548 2,652 3,094 3,276 3,332 3,822 3,978 4,284 4,641 4,998 5,733 6,188 7,497 7,644 7,956 9,282 9,996 10,829 11,466 13,923 14,994 18,564 21,658 22,932 27,846 29,988 32,487 43,316 55,692 64,974 97,461 129,948 194,922 and 389,844, with no remainder.

Since 389,844 cannot be divided by just 1 and 389,844, 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).