Q: Is 298,116 a Composite Number?

Why is 298,116 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 298,116 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 13 14 18 21 26 28 36 39 42 49 52 63 78 84 91 98 117 126 147 156 169 182 196 234 252 273 294 338 364 441 468 507 546 588 637 676 819 882 1,014 1,092 1,183 1,274 1,521 1,638 1,764 1,911 2,028 2,366 2,548 3,042 3,276 3,549 3,822 4,732 5,733 6,084 7,098 7,644 8,281 10,647 11,466 14,196 16,562 21,294 22,932 24,843 33,124 42,588 49,686 74,529 99,372 149,058 and 298,116, with no remainder.

Since 298,116 cannot be divided by just 1 and 298,116, 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).