Q: Is 401,247 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 401,247 is a composite number.

Why is 401,247 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 401,247 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 11 21 27 33 63 77 99 189 193 231 297 579 693 1,351 1,737 2,079 2,123 4,053 5,211 6,369 12,159 14,861 19,107 36,477 44,583 57,321 133,749 and 401,247, with no remainder.

Since 401,247 cannot be divided by just 1 and 401,247, 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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