Q: Is 298,000 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 298,000 is a composite number.

Why is 298,000 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 298,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 40 50 80 100 125 149 200 250 298 400 500 596 745 1,000 1,192 1,490 2,000 2,384 2,980 3,725 5,960 7,450 11,920 14,900 18,625 29,800 37,250 59,600 74,500 149,000 and 298,000, with no remainder.

Since 298,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 298,000, 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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