Q: Is 298,350 a Composite Number?

Why is 298,350 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 298,350 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 13 15 17 18 25 26 27 30 34 39 45 50 51 54 65 75 78 85 90 102 117 130 135 150 153 170 195 221 225 234 255 270 306 325 351 390 425 442 450 459 510 585 650 663 675 702 765 850 918 975 1,105 1,170 1,275 1,326 1,350 1,530 1,755 1,950 1,989 2,210 2,295 2,550 2,925 3,315 3,510 3,825 3,978 4,590 5,525 5,850 5,967 6,630 7,650 8,775 9,945 11,050 11,475 11,934 16,575 17,550 19,890 22,950 29,835 33,150 49,725 59,670 99,450 149,175 and 298,350, with no remainder.

Since 298,350 cannot be divided by just 1 and 298,350, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).