Q: Is 798,238 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 798,238 is a composite number.

Why is 798,238 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 798,238 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 23 37 46 67 74 134 161 259 322 469 518 851 938 1,541 1,702 2,479 3,082 4,958 5,957 10,787 11,914 17,353 21,574 34,706 57,017 114,034 399,119 and 798,238, with no remainder.

Since 798,238 cannot be divided by just 1 and 798,238, 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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