Q: Is 309,944 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 309,944 is a composite number.

Why is 309,944 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 309,944 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 17 34 43 53 68 86 106 136 172 212 344 424 731 901 1,462 1,802 2,279 2,924 3,604 4,558 5,848 7,208 9,116 18,232 38,743 77,486 154,972 and 309,944, with no remainder.

Since 309,944 cannot be divided by just 1 and 309,944, 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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