Q: Is 397,908 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 397,908 is a composite number.

Why is 397,908 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 397,908 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 28 36 42 63 84 126 252 1,579 3,158 4,737 6,316 9,474 11,053 14,211 18,948 22,106 28,422 33,159 44,212 56,844 66,318 99,477 132,636 198,954 and 397,908, with no remainder.

Since 397,908 cannot be divided by just 1 and 397,908, 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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