Q: Is 318,492 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 318,492 is a composite number.

Why is 318,492 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 318,492 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 27 36 54 81 108 162 324 983 1,966 2,949 3,932 5,898 8,847 11,796 17,694 26,541 35,388 53,082 79,623 106,164 159,246 and 318,492, with no remainder.

Since 318,492 cannot be divided by just 1 and 318,492, 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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