Q: Is 317,920 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 317,920 is a composite number.

Why is 317,920 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 317,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 80 160 1,987 3,974 7,948 9,935 15,896 19,870 31,792 39,740 63,584 79,480 158,960 and 317,920, with no remainder.

Since 317,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 317,920, 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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