Q: Is 290,988 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 290,988 is a composite number.

Why is 290,988 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 290,988 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 59 118 137 177 236 274 354 411 531 548 708 822 1,062 1,233 1,644 2,124 2,466 4,932 8,083 16,166 24,249 32,332 48,498 72,747 96,996 145,494 and 290,988, with no remainder.

Since 290,988 cannot be divided by just 1 and 290,988, 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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