Q: Is 297,248 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 297,248 is a composite number.

Why is 297,248 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 297,248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 32 56 112 224 1,327 2,654 5,308 9,289 10,616 18,578 21,232 37,156 42,464 74,312 148,624 and 297,248, with no remainder.

Since 297,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 297,248, 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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