Q: Is 317,492 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 317,492 is a composite number.

Why is 317,492 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 317,492 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 17 23 28 29 34 46 58 68 92 116 119 161 203 238 322 391 406 476 493 644 667 782 812 986 1,334 1,564 1,972 2,668 2,737 3,451 4,669 5,474 6,902 9,338 10,948 11,339 13,804 18,676 22,678 45,356 79,373 158,746 and 317,492, with no remainder.

Since 317,492 cannot be divided by just 1 and 317,492, 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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