Q: Is 296,736 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 296,736 is a composite number.

Why is 296,736 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 296,736 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 16 22 24 32 33 44 48 66 88 96 132 176 264 281 352 528 562 843 1,056 1,124 1,686 2,248 3,091 3,372 4,496 6,182 6,744 8,992 9,273 12,364 13,488 18,546 24,728 26,976 37,092 49,456 74,184 98,912 148,368 and 296,736, with no remainder.

Since 296,736 cannot be divided by just 1 and 296,736, 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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