Q: Is 398,538 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 398,538 is a composite number.

Why is 398,538 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 398,538 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 42 63 126 3,163 6,326 9,489 18,978 22,141 28,467 44,282 56,934 66,423 132,846 199,269 and 398,538, with no remainder.

Since 398,538 cannot be divided by just 1 and 398,538, 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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