Q: Is 317,988 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 317,988 is a composite number.

Why is 317,988 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 317,988 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 11 12 18 22 33 36 44 66 73 99 121 132 146 198 219 242 292 363 396 438 484 657 726 803 876 1,089 1,314 1,452 1,606 2,178 2,409 2,628 3,212 4,356 4,818 7,227 8,833 9,636 14,454 17,666 26,499 28,908 35,332 52,998 79,497 105,996 158,994 and 317,988, with no remainder.

Since 317,988 cannot be divided by just 1 and 317,988, 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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