Q: Is 297,648 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 297,648 is a composite number.

Why is 297,648 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 297,648 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 16 18 24 26 27 36 39 48 52 53 54 72 78 104 106 108 117 144 156 159 208 212 216 234 312 318 351 424 432 468 477 624 636 689 702 848 936 954 1,272 1,378 1,404 1,431 1,872 1,908 2,067 2,544 2,756 2,808 2,862 3,816 4,134 5,512 5,616 5,724 6,201 7,632 8,268 11,024 11,448 12,402 16,536 18,603 22,896 24,804 33,072 37,206 49,608 74,412 99,216 148,824 and 297,648, with no remainder.

Since 297,648 cannot be divided by just 1 and 297,648, 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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