Q: Is 838,248 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 838,248 is a composite number.

Why is 838,248 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 838,248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 53 106 159 212 318 424 636 659 1,272 1,318 1,977 2,636 3,954 5,272 7,908 15,816 34,927 69,854 104,781 139,708 209,562 279,416 419,124 and 838,248, with no remainder.

Since 838,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 838,248, 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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