Q: Is 317,898 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 317,898 is a composite number.

Why is 317,898 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 317,898 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 27 29 42 54 58 63 87 126 174 189 203 261 378 406 522 609 783 841 1,218 1,566 1,682 1,827 2,523 3,654 5,046 5,481 5,887 7,569 10,962 11,774 15,138 17,661 22,707 35,322 45,414 52,983 105,966 158,949 and 317,898, with no remainder.

Since 317,898 cannot be divided by just 1 and 317,898, 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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