Q: Is 398,712 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 398,712 is a composite number.

Why is 398,712 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 398,712 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 37 74 111 148 222 296 444 449 888 898 1,347 1,796 2,694 3,592 5,388 10,776 16,613 33,226 49,839 66,452 99,678 132,904 199,356 and 398,712, with no remainder.

Since 398,712 cannot be divided by just 1 and 398,712, 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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