Q: Is 390,978 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 390,978 is a composite number.

Why is 390,978 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 390,978 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 29 42 58 63 87 107 126 174 203 214 261 321 406 522 609 642 749 963 1,218 1,498 1,827 1,926 2,247 3,103 3,654 4,494 6,206 6,741 9,309 13,482 18,618 21,721 27,927 43,442 55,854 65,163 130,326 195,489 and 390,978, with no remainder.

Since 390,978 cannot be divided by just 1 and 390,978, 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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