Q: Is 268,398 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 268,398 is a composite number.

Why is 268,398 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 268,398 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 13 18 26 31 37 39 62 74 78 93 111 117 186 222 234 279 333 403 481 558 666 806 962 1,147 1,209 1,443 2,294 2,418 2,886 3,441 3,627 4,329 6,882 7,254 8,658 10,323 14,911 20,646 29,822 44,733 89,466 134,199 and 268,398, with no remainder.

Since 268,398 cannot be divided by just 1 and 268,398, 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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