Q: Is 298,248 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 298,248 is a composite number.

Why is 298,248 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 298,248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 17 24 34 43 51 68 86 102 129 136 172 204 258 289 344 408 516 578 731 867 1,032 1,156 1,462 1,734 2,193 2,312 2,924 3,468 4,386 5,848 6,936 8,772 12,427 17,544 24,854 37,281 49,708 74,562 99,416 149,124 and 298,248, with no remainder.

Since 298,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 298,248, 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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