Q: Is 308,728 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 308,728 is a composite number.

Why is 308,728 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 308,728 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 28 37 56 74 148 149 259 296 298 518 596 1,036 1,043 1,192 2,072 2,086 4,172 5,513 8,344 11,026 22,052 38,591 44,104 77,182 154,364 and 308,728, with no remainder.

Since 308,728 cannot be divided by just 1 and 308,728, 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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