Q: Is 398,832 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 398,832 is a composite number.

Why is 398,832 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 398,832 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 42 48 56 84 112 168 336 1,187 2,374 3,561 4,748 7,122 8,309 9,496 14,244 16,618 18,992 24,927 28,488 33,236 49,854 56,976 66,472 99,708 132,944 199,416 and 398,832, with no remainder.

Since 398,832 cannot be divided by just 1 and 398,832, 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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