Q: Is 295,988 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 295,988 is a composite number.

Why is 295,988 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 295,988 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 11 14 22 28 31 44 62 77 124 154 217 308 341 434 682 868 961 1,364 1,922 2,387 3,844 4,774 6,727 9,548 10,571 13,454 21,142 26,908 42,284 73,997 147,994 and 295,988, with no remainder.

Since 295,988 cannot be divided by just 1 and 295,988, 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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