Q: Is 395,850 a Composite Number?

Why is 395,850 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 395,850 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 13 14 15 21 25 26 29 30 35 39 42 50 58 65 70 75 78 87 91 105 130 145 150 174 175 182 195 203 210 273 290 325 350 377 390 406 435 455 525 546 609 650 725 754 870 910 975 1,015 1,050 1,131 1,218 1,365 1,450 1,885 1,950 2,030 2,175 2,262 2,275 2,639 2,730 3,045 3,770 4,350 4,550 5,075 5,278 5,655 6,090 6,825 7,917 9,425 10,150 11,310 13,195 13,650 15,225 15,834 18,850 26,390 28,275 30,450 39,585 56,550 65,975 79,170 131,950 197,925 and 395,850, with no remainder.

Since 395,850 cannot be divided by just 1 and 395,850, 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).