Q: Is 401,988 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 401,988 is a composite number.

Why is 401,988 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 401,988 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 139 241 278 417 482 556 723 834 964 1,446 1,668 2,892 33,499 66,998 100,497 133,996 200,994 and 401,988, with no remainder.

Since 401,988 cannot be divided by just 1 and 401,988, 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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