Q: Is 398,277 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 398,277 is a composite number.

Why is 398,277 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 398,277 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 11 27 33 81 99 149 243 297 447 891 1,341 1,639 2,673 4,023 4,917 12,069 14,751 36,207 44,253 132,759 and 398,277, with no remainder.

Since 398,277 cannot be divided by just 1 and 398,277, 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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