Q: Is 392,616 a Composite Number?

Why is 392,616 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 392,616 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 18 19 21 24 28 36 38 41 42 56 57 63 72 76 82 84 114 123 126 133 152 164 168 171 228 246 252 266 287 328 342 369 399 456 492 504 532 574 684 738 779 798 861 984 1,064 1,148 1,197 1,368 1,476 1,558 1,596 1,722 2,296 2,337 2,394 2,583 2,952 3,116 3,192 3,444 4,674 4,788 5,166 5,453 6,232 6,888 7,011 9,348 9,576 10,332 10,906 14,022 16,359 18,696 20,664 21,812 28,044 32,718 43,624 49,077 56,088 65,436 98,154 130,872 196,308 and 392,616, with no remainder.

Since 392,616 cannot be divided by just 1 and 392,616, 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).