Q: Is 397,488 a Composite Number?

Why is 397,488 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 397,488 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 13 14 16 21 24 26 28 39 42 48 49 52 56 78 84 91 98 104 112 147 156 168 169 182 196 208 273 294 312 336 338 364 392 507 546 588 624 637 676 728 784 1,014 1,092 1,176 1,183 1,274 1,352 1,456 1,911 2,028 2,184 2,352 2,366 2,548 2,704 3,549 3,822 4,056 4,368 4,732 5,096 7,098 7,644 8,112 8,281 9,464 10,192 14,196 15,288 16,562 18,928 24,843 28,392 30,576 33,124 49,686 56,784 66,248 99,372 132,496 198,744 and 397,488, with no remainder.

Since 397,488 cannot be divided by just 1 and 397,488, 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).