Q: Is 391,248 a Composite Number?

Why is 391,248 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 391,248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 13 16 18 19 22 24 26 33 36 38 39 44 48 52 57 66 72 76 78 88 99 104 114 117 132 143 144 152 156 171 176 198 208 209 228 234 247 264 286 304 312 342 396 418 429 456 468 494 528 572 624 627 684 741 792 836 858 912 936 988 1,144 1,254 1,287 1,368 1,482 1,584 1,672 1,716 1,872 1,881 1,976 2,223 2,288 2,508 2,574 2,717 2,736 2,964 3,344 3,432 3,762 3,952 4,446 5,016 5,148 5,434 5,928 6,864 7,524 8,151 8,892 10,032 10,296 10,868 11,856 15,048 16,302 17,784 20,592 21,736 24,453 30,096 32,604 35,568 43,472 48,906 65,208 97,812 130,416 195,624 and 391,248, with no remainder.

Since 391,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 391,248, 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).