Q: Is 394,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 394,200 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 394,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 25 27 30 36 40 45 50 54 60 72 73 75 90 100 108 120 135 146 150 180 200 216 219 225 270 292 300 360 365 438 450 540 584 600 657 675 730 876 900 1,080 1,095 1,314 1,350 1,460 1,752 1,800 1,825 1,971 2,190 2,628 2,700 2,920 3,285 3,650 3,942 4,380 5,256 5,400 5,475 6,570 7,300 7,884 8,760 9,855 10,950 13,140 14,600 15,768 16,425 19,710 21,900 26,280 32,850 39,420 43,800 49,275 65,700 78,840 98,550 131,400 197,100 and 394,200, with no remainder.

Since 394,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 394,200, 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).