Q: Is 398,272 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 398,272 is a composite number.

Why is 398,272 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 398,272 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 32 49 56 64 98 112 127 196 224 254 392 448 508 784 889 1,016 1,568 1,778 2,032 3,136 3,556 4,064 6,223 7,112 8,128 12,446 14,224 24,892 28,448 49,784 56,896 99,568 199,136 and 398,272, with no remainder.

Since 398,272 cannot be divided by just 1 and 398,272, 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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