Q: Is 318,940 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 318,940 is a composite number.

Why is 318,940 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 318,940 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 37 74 148 185 370 431 740 862 1,724 2,155 4,310 8,620 15,947 31,894 63,788 79,735 159,470 and 318,940, with no remainder.

Since 318,940 cannot be divided by just 1 and 318,940, 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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