Q: Is 296,268 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 296,268 is a composite number.

Why is 296,268 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 296,268 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 28 42 84 3,527 7,054 10,581 14,108 21,162 24,689 42,324 49,378 74,067 98,756 148,134 and 296,268, with no remainder.

Since 296,268 cannot be divided by just 1 and 296,268, 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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