Q: Is 297,234 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 297,234 is a composite number.

Why is 297,234 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 297,234 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 42 49 63 98 126 147 294 337 441 674 882 1,011 2,022 2,359 3,033 4,718 6,066 7,077 14,154 16,513 21,231 33,026 42,462 49,539 99,078 148,617 and 297,234, with no remainder.

Since 297,234 cannot be divided by just 1 and 297,234, 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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