Q: Is 296,340 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 296,340 is a composite number.

Why is 296,340 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 296,340 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 15 20 22 30 33 44 55 60 66 110 132 165 220 330 449 660 898 1,347 1,796 2,245 2,694 4,490 4,939 5,388 6,735 8,980 9,878 13,470 14,817 19,756 24,695 26,940 29,634 49,390 59,268 74,085 98,780 148,170 and 296,340, with no remainder.

Since 296,340 cannot be divided by just 1 and 296,340, 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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