Q: Is 389,872 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 389,872 is a composite number.

Why is 389,872 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 389,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 56 59 112 118 236 413 472 826 944 1,652 3,304 3,481 6,608 6,962 13,924 24,367 27,848 48,734 55,696 97,468 194,936 and 389,872, with no remainder.

Since 389,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 389,872, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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