Q: Is 298,120 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 298,120 is a composite number.

Why is 298,120 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 298,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 29 40 58 116 145 232 257 290 514 580 1,028 1,160 1,285 2,056 2,570 5,140 7,453 10,280 14,906 29,812 37,265 59,624 74,530 149,060 and 298,120, with no remainder.

Since 298,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 298,120, 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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