Q: Is 315,876 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 315,876 is a composite number.

Why is 315,876 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 315,876 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 11 12 22 33 44 66 132 2,393 4,786 7,179 9,572 14,358 26,323 28,716 52,646 78,969 105,292 157,938 and 315,876, with no remainder.

Since 315,876 cannot be divided by just 1 and 315,876, 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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