Q: Is 315,462 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 315,462 is a composite number.

Why is 315,462 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 315,462 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 29 37 42 49 58 74 87 98 111 147 174 203 222 259 294 406 518 609 777 1,073 1,218 1,421 1,554 1,813 2,146 2,842 3,219 3,626 4,263 5,439 6,438 7,511 8,526 10,878 15,022 22,533 45,066 52,577 105,154 157,731 and 315,462, with no remainder.

Since 315,462 cannot be divided by just 1 and 315,462, 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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