Q: Is 297,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 297,440 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 297,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 13 16 20 22 26 32 40 44 52 55 65 80 88 104 110 130 143 160 169 176 208 220 260 286 338 352 416 440 520 572 676 715 845 880 1,040 1,144 1,352 1,430 1,690 1,760 1,859 2,080 2,288 2,704 2,860 3,380 3,718 4,576 5,408 5,720 6,760 7,436 9,295 11,440 13,520 14,872 18,590 22,880 27,040 29,744 37,180 59,488 74,360 148,720 and 297,440, with no remainder.

Since 297,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 297,440, 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).