Q: Is 318,798 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 318,798 is a composite number.

Why is 318,798 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 318,798 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 89 178 199 267 398 534 597 801 1,194 1,602 1,791 3,582 17,711 35,422 53,133 106,266 159,399 and 318,798, with no remainder.

Since 318,798 cannot be divided by just 1 and 318,798, 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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