Q: Is 317,408 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 317,408 is a composite number.

Why is 317,408 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 317,408 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 13 14 16 26 28 32 52 56 91 104 109 112 182 208 218 224 364 416 436 728 763 872 1,417 1,456 1,526 1,744 2,834 2,912 3,052 3,488 5,668 6,104 9,919 11,336 12,208 19,838 22,672 24,416 39,676 45,344 79,352 158,704 and 317,408, with no remainder.

Since 317,408 cannot be divided by just 1 and 317,408, 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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