Q: Is 297,738 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 297,738 is a composite number.

Why is 297,738 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 297,738 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 17 18 21 34 42 51 63 102 119 126 139 153 238 278 306 357 417 714 834 973 1,071 1,251 1,946 2,142 2,363 2,502 2,919 4,726 5,838 7,089 8,757 14,178 16,541 17,514 21,267 33,082 42,534 49,623 99,246 148,869 and 297,738, with no remainder.

Since 297,738 cannot be divided by just 1 and 297,738, 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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