Q: Is 396,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 396,900 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 396,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 25 27 28 30 35 36 42 45 49 50 54 60 63 70 75 81 84 90 98 100 105 108 126 135 140 147 150 162 175 180 189 196 210 225 245 252 270 294 300 315 324 350 378 405 420 441 450 490 525 540 567 588 630 675 700 735 756 810 882 900 945 980 1,050 1,134 1,225 1,260 1,323 1,350 1,470 1,575 1,620 1,764 1,890 2,025 2,100 2,205 2,268 2,450 2,646 2,700 2,835 2,940 3,150 3,675 3,780 3,969 4,050 4,410 4,725 4,900 5,292 5,670 6,300 6,615 7,350 7,938 8,100 8,820 9,450 11,025 11,340 13,230 14,175 14,700 15,876 18,900 19,845 22,050 26,460 28,350 33,075 39,690 44,100 56,700 66,150 79,380 99,225 132,300 198,450 and 396,900, with no remainder.

Since 396,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 396,900, 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).