Q: Is 398,223 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 398,223 is a composite number.

Why is 398,223 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 398,223 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 27 43 49 63 129 147 189 301 343 387 441 903 1,029 1,161 1,323 2,107 2,709 3,087 6,321 8,127 9,261 14,749 18,963 44,247 56,889 132,741 and 398,223, with no remainder.

Since 398,223 cannot be divided by just 1 and 398,223, 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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