Q: Is 317,240 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 317,240 is a composite number.

Why is 317,240 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 317,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 11 14 20 22 28 35 40 44 55 56 70 77 88 103 110 140 154 206 220 280 308 385 412 440 515 616 721 770 824 1,030 1,133 1,442 1,540 2,060 2,266 2,884 3,080 3,605 4,120 4,532 5,665 5,768 7,210 7,931 9,064 11,330 14,420 15,862 22,660 28,840 31,724 39,655 45,320 63,448 79,310 158,620 and 317,240, with no remainder.

Since 317,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 317,240, 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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