Q: Is 396,270 a Composite Number?

Why is 396,270 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 396,270 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 14 15 17 18 21 30 34 35 37 42 45 51 63 70 74 85 90 102 105 111 119 126 153 170 185 210 222 238 255 259 306 315 333 357 370 510 518 555 595 629 630 666 714 765 777 1,071 1,110 1,190 1,258 1,295 1,530 1,554 1,665 1,785 1,887 2,142 2,331 2,590 3,145 3,330 3,570 3,774 3,885 4,403 4,662 5,355 5,661 6,290 7,770 8,806 9,435 10,710 11,322 11,655 13,209 18,870 22,015 23,310 26,418 28,305 39,627 44,030 56,610 66,045 79,254 132,090 198,135 and 396,270, with no remainder.

Since 396,270 cannot be divided by just 1 and 396,270, 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).