Q: Is 398,905 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 398,905 is a composite number.

Why is 398,905 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 398,905 can be evenly divided by 1 5 13 17 19 65 85 95 221 247 323 361 1,105 1,235 1,615 1,805 4,199 4,693 6,137 20,995 23,465 30,685 79,781 and 398,905, with no remainder.

Since 398,905 cannot be divided by just 1 and 398,905, 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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