Q: Is 398,149 a Composite Number?

 A: No, 398,149 is not a composite number; it is a prime number.

Why is 398,149 not 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 398,149 can be evenly divided by 1 and 398,149, with no remainder.

Since 398,149 can be divided by just 1 and 398,149, it is not a composite number.


More Examples

Number 398,147398,148398,150398,151
Composite? yesyesyesyes
  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

Explore more about the number 398,149:


Ask a Question