Q: Is 399,872 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 399,872 is a composite number.

Why is 399,872 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 399,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 16 22 32 44 64 71 88 128 142 176 256 284 352 512 568 704 781 1,136 1,408 1,562 2,272 2,816 3,124 4,544 5,632 6,248 9,088 12,496 18,176 24,992 36,352 49,984 99,968 199,936 and 399,872, with no remainder.

Since 399,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 399,872, 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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