Q: Is 394,632 a Composite Number?

Why is 394,632 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 394,632 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 18 21 24 27 28 29 36 42 54 56 58 63 72 81 84 87 108 116 126 162 168 174 189 203 216 232 243 252 261 324 348 378 406 486 504 522 567 609 648 696 756 783 812 972 1,044 1,134 1,218 1,512 1,566 1,624 1,701 1,827 1,944 2,088 2,268 2,349 2,436 3,132 3,402 3,654 4,536 4,698 4,872 5,481 6,264 6,804 7,047 7,308 9,396 10,962 13,608 14,094 14,616 16,443 18,792 21,924 28,188 32,886 43,848 49,329 56,376 65,772 98,658 131,544 197,316 and 394,632, with no remainder.

Since 394,632 cannot be divided by just 1 and 394,632, 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).