Q: Is 197,424 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 197,424 is a composite number.

Why is 197,424 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 197,424 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 36 48 54 72 108 144 216 432 457 914 1,371 1,828 2,742 3,656 4,113 5,484 7,312 8,226 10,968 12,339 16,452 21,936 24,678 32,904 49,356 65,808 98,712 and 197,424, with no remainder.

Since 197,424 cannot be divided by just 1 and 197,424, 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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