Q: Is 379,998 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 379,998 is a composite number.

Why is 379,998 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 379,998 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 31 54 62 93 186 227 279 454 558 681 837 1,362 1,674 2,043 4,086 6,129 7,037 12,258 14,074 21,111 42,222 63,333 126,666 189,999 and 379,998, with no remainder.

Since 379,998 cannot be divided by just 1 and 379,998, 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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