Q: Is 296,424 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 296,424 is a composite number.

Why is 296,424 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 296,424 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 23 24 36 46 69 72 92 138 179 184 207 276 358 414 537 552 716 828 1,074 1,432 1,611 1,656 2,148 3,222 4,117 4,296 6,444 8,234 12,351 12,888 16,468 24,702 32,936 37,053 49,404 74,106 98,808 148,212 and 296,424, with no remainder.

Since 296,424 cannot be divided by just 1 and 296,424, 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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