Q: Is 296,516 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 296,516 is a composite number.

Why is 296,516 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 296,516 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 11 22 23 44 46 92 253 293 506 586 1,012 1,172 3,223 6,446 6,739 12,892 13,478 26,956 74,129 148,258 and 296,516, with no remainder.

Since 296,516 cannot be divided by just 1 and 296,516, 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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