Q: Is 400,998 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 400,998 is a composite number.

Why is 400,998 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 400,998 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 26 39 53 78 97 106 159 194 291 318 582 689 1,261 1,378 2,067 2,522 3,783 4,134 5,141 7,566 10,282 15,423 30,846 66,833 133,666 200,499 and 400,998, with no remainder.

Since 400,998 cannot be divided by just 1 and 400,998, 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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