Q: Is 397,296 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 397,296 is a composite number.

Why is 397,296 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 397,296 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 31 36 48 62 72 89 93 124 144 178 186 248 267 279 356 372 496 534 558 712 744 801 1,068 1,116 1,424 1,488 1,602 2,136 2,232 2,759 3,204 4,272 4,464 5,518 6,408 8,277 11,036 12,816 16,554 22,072 24,831 33,108 44,144 49,662 66,216 99,324 132,432 198,648 and 397,296, with no remainder.

Since 397,296 cannot be divided by just 1 and 397,296, 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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