Q: Is 296,140 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 296,140 is a composite number.

Why is 296,140 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 296,140 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 13 17 20 26 34 52 65 67 68 85 130 134 170 221 260 268 335 340 442 670 871 884 1,105 1,139 1,340 1,742 2,210 2,278 3,484 4,355 4,420 4,556 5,695 8,710 11,390 14,807 17,420 22,780 29,614 59,228 74,035 148,070 and 296,140, with no remainder.

Since 296,140 cannot be divided by just 1 and 296,140, 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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