Q: Is 398,048 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 398,048 is a composite number.

Why is 398,048 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 398,048 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 32 56 112 224 1,777 3,554 7,108 12,439 14,216 24,878 28,432 49,756 56,864 99,512 199,024 and 398,048, with no remainder.

Since 398,048 cannot be divided by just 1 and 398,048, 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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