Q: Is 392,423,280 a Composite Number?

Why is 392,423,280 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 392,423,280 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 40 48 60 80 120 167 240 334 501 668 835 1,002 1,336 1,670 2,004 2,505 2,672 3,340 4,008 5,010 6,680 8,016 9,791 10,020 13,360 19,582 20,040 29,373 39,164 40,080 48,955 58,746 78,328 97,910 117,492 146,865 156,656 195,820 234,984 293,730 391,640 469,968 587,460 783,280 1,174,920 1,635,097 2,349,840 3,270,194 4,905,291 6,540,388 8,175,485 9,810,582 13,080,776 16,350,970 19,621,164 24,526,455 26,161,552 32,701,940 39,242,328 49,052,910 65,403,880 78,484,656 98,105,820 130,807,760 196,211,640 and 392,423,280, with no remainder.

Since 392,423,280 cannot be divided by just 1 and 392,423,280, 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).