Q: Is 397,040 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 397,040 is a composite number.

Why is 397,040 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 397,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 28 35 40 56 70 80 112 140 280 560 709 1,418 2,836 3,545 4,963 5,672 7,090 9,926 11,344 14,180 19,852 24,815 28,360 39,704 49,630 56,720 79,408 99,260 198,520 and 397,040, with no remainder.

Since 397,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 397,040, 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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