Q: Is 338,272 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 338,272 is a composite number.

Why is 338,272 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 338,272 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 16 22 31 32 44 62 88 124 176 248 341 352 496 682 961 992 1,364 1,922 2,728 3,844 5,456 7,688 10,571 10,912 15,376 21,142 30,752 42,284 84,568 169,136 and 338,272, with no remainder.

Since 338,272 cannot be divided by just 1 and 338,272, 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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