Q: Is 398,898 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 398,898 is a composite number.

Why is 398,898 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 398,898 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 83 89 166 178 249 267 498 534 747 801 1,494 1,602 2,241 2,403 4,482 4,806 7,387 14,774 22,161 44,322 66,483 132,966 199,449 and 398,898, with no remainder.

Since 398,898 cannot be divided by just 1 and 398,898, 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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