Q: Is 395,304 a Composite Number?

Why is 395,304 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 395,304 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 13 14 21 24 26 28 39 42 52 56 78 84 91 104 156 168 181 182 273 312 362 364 543 546 724 728 1,086 1,092 1,267 1,448 2,172 2,184 2,353 2,534 3,801 4,344 4,706 5,068 7,059 7,602 9,412 10,136 14,118 15,204 16,471 18,824 28,236 30,408 32,942 49,413 56,472 65,884 98,826 131,768 197,652 and 395,304, with no remainder.

Since 395,304 cannot be divided by just 1 and 395,304, 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).