Q: Is 395,808 a Composite Number?

Why is 395,808 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 395,808 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 19 21 24 28 31 32 38 42 48 56 57 62 76 84 93 96 112 114 124 133 152 168 186 217 224 228 248 266 304 336 372 399 434 456 496 532 589 608 651 672 744 798 868 912 992 1,064 1,178 1,302 1,488 1,596 1,736 1,767 1,824 2,128 2,356 2,604 2,976 3,192 3,472 3,534 4,123 4,256 4,712 5,208 6,384 6,944 7,068 8,246 9,424 10,416 12,369 12,768 14,136 16,492 18,848 20,832 24,738 28,272 32,984 49,476 56,544 65,968 98,952 131,936 197,904 and 395,808, with no remainder.

Since 395,808 cannot be divided by just 1 and 395,808, 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).