Q: Is 395,352 a Composite Number?

Why is 395,352 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 395,352 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 17 18 19 24 34 36 38 51 57 68 72 76 102 114 136 152 153 171 204 228 289 306 323 342 408 456 578 612 646 684 867 969 1,156 1,224 1,292 1,368 1,734 1,938 2,312 2,584 2,601 2,907 3,468 3,876 5,202 5,491 5,814 6,936 7,752 10,404 10,982 11,628 16,473 20,808 21,964 23,256 32,946 43,928 49,419 65,892 98,838 131,784 197,676 and 395,352, with no remainder.

Since 395,352 cannot be divided by just 1 and 395,352, 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).