Q: Is 298,260 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 298,260 is a composite number.

Why is 298,260 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 298,260 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 30 36 45 60 90 180 1,657 3,314 4,971 6,628 8,285 9,942 14,913 16,570 19,884 24,855 29,826 33,140 49,710 59,652 74,565 99,420 149,130 and 298,260, with no remainder.

Since 298,260 cannot be divided by just 1 and 298,260, 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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