Q: Is 318,852 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 318,852 is a composite number.

Why is 318,852 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 318,852 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 17 18 34 36 51 68 102 153 204 306 521 612 1,042 1,563 2,084 3,126 4,689 6,252 8,857 9,378 17,714 18,756 26,571 35,428 53,142 79,713 106,284 159,426 and 318,852, with no remainder.

Since 318,852 cannot be divided by just 1 and 318,852, 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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