Q: Is 308,238 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 308,238 is a composite number.

Why is 308,238 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 308,238 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 41 42 82 123 179 246 287 358 537 574 861 1,074 1,253 1,722 2,506 3,759 7,339 7,518 14,678 22,017 44,034 51,373 102,746 154,119 and 308,238, with no remainder.

Since 308,238 cannot be divided by just 1 and 308,238, 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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