Q: Is 389,880 a Composite Number?

Why is 389,880 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 389,880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 19 20 24 27 30 36 38 40 45 54 57 60 72 76 90 95 108 114 120 135 152 171 180 190 216 228 270 285 342 360 361 380 456 513 540 570 684 722 760 855 1,026 1,080 1,083 1,140 1,368 1,444 1,710 1,805 2,052 2,166 2,280 2,565 2,888 3,249 3,420 3,610 4,104 4,332 5,130 5,415 6,498 6,840 7,220 8,664 9,747 10,260 10,830 12,996 14,440 16,245 19,494 20,520 21,660 25,992 32,490 38,988 43,320 48,735 64,980 77,976 97,470 129,960 194,940 and 389,880, with no remainder.

Since 389,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 389,880, 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).