Q: Is 394,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 394,440 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 394,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 19 20 24 30 38 40 57 60 76 95 114 120 152 173 190 228 285 346 380 456 519 570 692 760 865 1,038 1,140 1,384 1,730 2,076 2,280 2,595 3,287 3,460 4,152 5,190 6,574 6,920 9,861 10,380 13,148 16,435 19,722 20,760 26,296 32,870 39,444 49,305 65,740 78,888 98,610 131,480 197,220 and 394,440, with no remainder.

Since 394,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 394,440, 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).