Q: Is 398,860 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 398,860 is a composite number.

Why is 398,860 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 398,860 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 11 14 20 22 28 35 37 44 49 55 70 74 77 98 110 140 148 154 185 196 220 245 259 308 370 385 407 490 518 539 740 770 814 980 1,036 1,078 1,295 1,540 1,628 1,813 2,035 2,156 2,590 2,695 2,849 3,626 4,070 5,180 5,390 5,698 7,252 8,140 9,065 10,780 11,396 14,245 18,130 19,943 28,490 36,260 39,886 56,980 79,772 99,715 199,430 and 398,860, with no remainder.

Since 398,860 cannot be divided by just 1 and 398,860, 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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