Q: Is 297,258 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 297,258 is a composite number.

Why is 297,258 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 297,258 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 26 37 39 74 78 103 111 206 222 309 481 618 962 1,339 1,443 2,678 2,886 3,811 4,017 7,622 8,034 11,433 22,866 49,543 99,086 148,629 and 297,258, with no remainder.

Since 297,258 cannot be divided by just 1 and 297,258, 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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