Q: Is 315,952 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 315,952 is a composite number.

Why is 315,952 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 315,952 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 13 14 16 26 28 31 49 52 56 62 91 98 104 112 124 182 196 208 217 248 364 392 403 434 496 637 728 784 806 868 1,274 1,456 1,519 1,612 1,736 2,548 2,821 3,038 3,224 3,472 5,096 5,642 6,076 6,448 10,192 11,284 12,152 19,747 22,568 24,304 39,494 45,136 78,988 157,976 and 315,952, with no remainder.

Since 315,952 cannot be divided by just 1 and 315,952, 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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