Q: Is 298,044 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 298,044 is a composite number.

Why is 298,044 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 298,044 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 17 18 34 36 51 68 102 153 204 306 487 612 974 1,461 1,948 2,922 4,383 5,844 8,279 8,766 16,558 17,532 24,837 33,116 49,674 74,511 99,348 149,022 and 298,044, with no remainder.

Since 298,044 cannot be divided by just 1 and 298,044, 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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