Q: Is 298,410 a Composite Number?

Why is 298,410 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 298,410 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 14 15 21 29 30 35 42 49 58 70 87 98 105 145 147 174 203 210 245 290 294 343 406 435 490 609 686 735 870 1,015 1,029 1,218 1,421 1,470 1,715 2,030 2,058 2,842 3,045 3,430 4,263 5,145 6,090 7,105 8,526 9,947 10,290 14,210 19,894 21,315 29,841 42,630 49,735 59,682 99,470 149,205 and 298,410, with no remainder.

Since 298,410 cannot be divided by just 1 and 298,410, 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).