Q: Is 298,540 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 298,540 is a composite number.

Why is 298,540 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 298,540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 20 22 23 44 46 55 59 92 110 115 118 220 230 236 253 295 460 506 590 649 1,012 1,180 1,265 1,298 1,357 2,530 2,596 2,714 3,245 5,060 5,428 6,490 6,785 12,980 13,570 14,927 27,140 29,854 59,708 74,635 149,270 and 298,540, with no remainder.

Since 298,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 298,540, 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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