Q: Is 297,024 a Composite Number?

Why is 297,024 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 297,024 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 13 14 16 17 21 24 26 28 32 34 39 42 48 51 52 56 64 68 78 84 91 96 102 104 112 119 136 156 168 182 192 204 208 221 224 238 272 273 312 336 357 364 408 416 442 448 476 544 546 624 663 672 714 728 816 832 884 952 1,088 1,092 1,248 1,326 1,344 1,428 1,456 1,547 1,632 1,768 1,904 2,184 2,496 2,652 2,856 2,912 3,094 3,264 3,536 3,808 4,368 4,641 5,304 5,712 5,824 6,188 7,072 7,616 8,736 9,282 10,608 11,424 12,376 14,144 17,472 18,564 21,216 22,848 24,752 37,128 42,432 49,504 74,256 99,008 148,512 and 297,024, with no remainder.

Since 297,024 cannot be divided by just 1 and 297,024, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).