Q: Is 297,040 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 297,040 is a composite number.

Why is 297,040 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 297,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 40 47 79 80 94 158 188 235 316 376 395 470 632 752 790 940 1,264 1,580 1,880 3,160 3,713 3,760 6,320 7,426 14,852 18,565 29,704 37,130 59,408 74,260 148,520 and 297,040, with no remainder.

Since 297,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 297,040, 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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