Q: Is 315,980 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 315,980 is a composite number.

Why is 315,980 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 315,980 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 28 35 37 61 70 74 122 140 148 185 244 259 305 370 427 518 610 740 854 1,036 1,220 1,295 1,708 2,135 2,257 2,590 4,270 4,514 5,180 8,540 9,028 11,285 15,799 22,570 31,598 45,140 63,196 78,995 157,990 and 315,980, with no remainder.

Since 315,980 cannot be divided by just 1 and 315,980, 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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