Q: Is 296,200 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 296,200 is a composite number.

Why is 296,200 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 296,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 50 100 200 1,481 2,962 5,924 7,405 11,848 14,810 29,620 37,025 59,240 74,050 148,100 and 296,200, with no remainder.

Since 296,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 296,200, 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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