Q: Is 238,738,617 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 238,738,617 is a composite number.

Why is 238,738,617 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 238,738,617 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 13 27 39 117 351 409 1,227 1,663 3,681 4,989 5,317 11,043 14,967 15,951 21,619 44,901 47,853 64,857 143,559 194,571 583,713 680,167 2,040,501 6,121,503 8,842,171 18,364,509 26,526,513 79,579,539 and 238,738,617, with no remainder.

Since 238,738,617 cannot be divided by just 1 and 238,738,617, 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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