Q: Is 355,887 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 355,887 is a composite number.

Why is 355,887 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 355,887 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 27 49 63 147 189 269 441 807 1,323 1,883 2,421 5,649 7,263 13,181 16,947 39,543 50,841 118,629 and 355,887, with no remainder.

Since 355,887 cannot be divided by just 1 and 355,887, 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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