Q: Is 988,312 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 988,312 is a composite number.

Why is 988,312 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 988,312 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 17 26 34 43 52 68 86 104 136 169 172 221 338 344 442 559 676 731 884 1,118 1,352 1,462 1,768 2,236 2,873 2,924 4,472 5,746 5,848 7,267 9,503 11,492 14,534 19,006 22,984 29,068 38,012 58,136 76,024 123,539 247,078 494,156 and 988,312, with no remainder.

Since 988,312 cannot be divided by just 1 and 988,312, 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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