Q: Is 298,368 a Composite Number?

Why is 298,368 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 298,368 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 32 36 37 42 48 56 63 64 72 74 84 96 111 112 126 128 144 148 168 192 222 224 252 259 288 296 333 336 384 444 448 504 518 576 592 666 672 777 888 896 1,008 1,036 1,152 1,184 1,332 1,344 1,554 1,776 2,016 2,072 2,331 2,368 2,664 2,688 3,108 3,552 4,032 4,144 4,662 4,736 5,328 6,216 7,104 8,064 8,288 9,324 10,656 12,432 14,208 16,576 18,648 21,312 24,864 33,152 37,296 42,624 49,728 74,592 99,456 149,184 and 298,368, with no remainder.

Since 298,368 cannot be divided by just 1 and 298,368, 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).