Q: Is 197,316 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 197,316 is a composite number.

Why is 197,316 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 197,316 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 27 28 29 36 42 54 58 63 81 84 87 108 116 126 162 174 189 203 243 252 261 324 348 378 406 486 522 567 609 756 783 812 972 1,044 1,134 1,218 1,566 1,701 1,827 2,268 2,349 2,436 3,132 3,402 3,654 4,698 5,481 6,804 7,047 7,308 9,396 10,962 14,094 16,443 21,924 28,188 32,886 49,329 65,772 98,658 and 197,316, with no remainder.

Since 197,316 cannot be divided by just 1 and 197,316, 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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