Q: Is 298,144 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 298,144 is a composite number.

Why is 298,144 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 298,144 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 11 14 16 22 28 32 44 56 77 88 112 121 154 176 224 242 308 352 484 616 847 968 1,232 1,331 1,694 1,936 2,464 2,662 3,388 3,872 5,324 6,776 9,317 10,648 13,552 18,634 21,296 27,104 37,268 42,592 74,536 149,072 and 298,144, with no remainder.

Since 298,144 cannot be divided by just 1 and 298,144, 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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