Q: Is 296,946 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 296,946 is a composite number.

Why is 296,946 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 296,946 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 13 18 26 27 39 47 54 78 81 94 117 141 162 234 243 282 351 423 486 611 702 846 1,053 1,222 1,269 1,833 2,106 2,538 3,159 3,666 3,807 5,499 6,318 7,614 10,998 11,421 16,497 22,842 32,994 49,491 98,982 148,473 and 296,946, with no remainder.

Since 296,946 cannot be divided by just 1 and 296,946, 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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