Q: Is 389,988 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 389,988 is a composite number.

Why is 389,988 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 389,988 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 23 27 36 46 54 69 92 108 138 157 207 276 314 414 471 621 628 828 942 1,242 1,413 1,884 2,484 2,826 3,611 4,239 5,652 7,222 8,478 10,833 14,444 16,956 21,666 32,499 43,332 64,998 97,497 129,996 194,994 and 389,988, with no remainder.

Since 389,988 cannot be divided by just 1 and 389,988, 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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