Q: Is 397,232 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 397,232 is a composite number.

Why is 397,232 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 397,232 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 16 22 37 44 61 74 88 122 148 176 244 296 407 488 592 671 814 976 1,342 1,628 2,257 2,684 3,256 4,514 5,368 6,512 9,028 10,736 18,056 24,827 36,112 49,654 99,308 198,616 and 397,232, with no remainder.

Since 397,232 cannot be divided by just 1 and 397,232, 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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