Q: Is 296,548 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 296,548 is a composite number.

Why is 296,548 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 296,548 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 17 28 34 49 68 89 98 119 178 196 238 356 476 623 833 1,246 1,513 1,666 2,492 3,026 3,332 4,361 6,052 8,722 10,591 17,444 21,182 42,364 74,137 148,274 and 296,548, with no remainder.

Since 296,548 cannot be divided by just 1 and 296,548, 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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