Q: Is 309,132 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 309,132 is a composite number.

Why is 309,132 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 309,132 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 31 36 62 93 124 186 277 279 372 554 558 831 1,108 1,116 1,662 2,493 3,324 4,986 8,587 9,972 17,174 25,761 34,348 51,522 77,283 103,044 154,566 and 309,132, with no remainder.

Since 309,132 cannot be divided by just 1 and 309,132, 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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