Q: Is 391,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 391,300 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 391,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 13 14 20 25 26 28 35 43 50 52 65 70 86 91 100 130 140 172 175 182 215 260 301 325 350 364 430 455 559 602 650 700 860 910 1,075 1,118 1,204 1,300 1,505 1,820 2,150 2,236 2,275 2,795 3,010 3,913 4,300 4,550 5,590 6,020 7,525 7,826 9,100 11,180 13,975 15,050 15,652 19,565 27,950 30,100 39,130 55,900 78,260 97,825 195,650 and 391,300, with no remainder.

Since 391,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 391,300, 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).