Q: Is 297,920 a Composite Number?

Why is 297,920 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 297,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 19 20 28 32 35 38 40 49 56 64 70 76 80 95 98 112 133 140 152 160 190 196 224 245 266 280 304 320 380 392 448 490 532 560 608 665 760 784 931 980 1,064 1,120 1,216 1,330 1,520 1,568 1,862 1,960 2,128 2,240 2,660 3,040 3,136 3,724 3,920 4,256 4,655 5,320 6,080 7,448 7,840 8,512 9,310 10,640 14,896 15,680 18,620 21,280 29,792 37,240 42,560 59,584 74,480 148,960 and 297,920, with no remainder.

Since 297,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 297,920, 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).