Q: Is 296,478 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 296,478 is a composite number.

Why is 296,478 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 296,478 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 13 14 18 21 26 39 42 63 78 91 117 126 181 182 234 273 362 543 546 819 1,086 1,267 1,629 1,638 2,353 2,534 3,258 3,801 4,706 7,059 7,602 11,403 14,118 16,471 21,177 22,806 32,942 42,354 49,413 98,826 148,239 and 296,478, with no remainder.

Since 296,478 cannot be divided by just 1 and 296,478, 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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