Q: Is 394,416 a Composite Number?

Why is 394,416 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 394,416 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 16 18 22 24 27 33 36 44 48 54 66 72 83 88 99 108 132 144 166 176 198 216 249 264 297 332 396 432 498 528 594 664 747 792 913 996 1,188 1,328 1,494 1,584 1,826 1,992 2,241 2,376 2,739 2,988 3,652 3,984 4,482 4,752 5,478 5,976 7,304 8,217 8,964 10,956 11,952 14,608 16,434 17,928 21,912 24,651 32,868 35,856 43,824 49,302 65,736 98,604 131,472 197,208 and 394,416, with no remainder.

Since 394,416 cannot be divided by just 1 and 394,416, 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).