Q: Is 318,836 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 318,836 is a composite number.

Why is 318,836 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 318,836 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 59 118 193 236 386 413 772 826 1,351 1,652 2,702 5,404 11,387 22,774 45,548 79,709 159,418 and 318,836, with no remainder.

Since 318,836 cannot be divided by just 1 and 318,836, 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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