Q: Is 397,920 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 397,920 is a composite number.

Why is 397,920 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 397,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 48 60 80 96 120 160 240 480 829 1,658 2,487 3,316 4,145 4,974 6,632 8,290 9,948 12,435 13,264 16,580 19,896 24,870 26,528 33,160 39,792 49,740 66,320 79,584 99,480 132,640 198,960 and 397,920, with no remainder.

Since 397,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 397,920, 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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