Q: Is 317,538 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 317,538 is a composite number.

Why is 317,538 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 317,538 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 13 18 23 26 39 46 59 69 78 117 118 138 177 207 234 299 354 414 531 598 767 897 1,062 1,357 1,534 1,794 2,301 2,691 2,714 4,071 4,602 5,382 6,903 8,142 12,213 13,806 17,641 24,426 35,282 52,923 105,846 158,769 and 317,538, with no remainder.

Since 317,538 cannot be divided by just 1 and 317,538, 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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