Q: Is 298,404 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 298,404 is a composite number.

Why is 298,404 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 298,404 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 27 36 54 81 108 162 243 307 324 486 614 921 972 1,228 1,842 2,763 3,684 5,526 8,289 11,052 16,578 24,867 33,156 49,734 74,601 99,468 149,202 and 298,404, with no remainder.

Since 298,404 cannot be divided by just 1 and 298,404, 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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