Q: Is 298,242 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 298,242 is a composite number.

Why is 298,242 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 298,242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 27 42 54 63 81 126 162 189 263 378 526 567 789 1,134 1,578 1,841 2,367 3,682 4,734 5,523 7,101 11,046 14,202 16,569 21,303 33,138 42,606 49,707 99,414 149,121 and 298,242, with no remainder.

Since 298,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 298,242, 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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