Q: Is 294,492 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 294,492 is a composite number.

Why is 294,492 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 294,492 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 11 12 22 23 33 44 46 66 69 92 97 132 138 194 253 276 291 388 506 582 759 1,012 1,067 1,164 1,518 2,134 2,231 3,036 3,201 4,268 4,462 6,402 6,693 8,924 12,804 13,386 24,541 26,772 49,082 73,623 98,164 147,246 and 294,492, with no remainder.

Since 294,492 cannot be divided by just 1 and 294,492, 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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