Q: Is 298,656 a Composite Number?

Why is 298,656 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 298,656 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 17 18 24 32 34 36 48 51 61 68 72 96 102 122 136 144 153 183 204 244 272 288 306 366 408 488 544 549 612 732 816 976 1,037 1,098 1,224 1,464 1,632 1,952 2,074 2,196 2,448 2,928 3,111 4,148 4,392 4,896 5,856 6,222 8,296 8,784 9,333 12,444 16,592 17,568 18,666 24,888 33,184 37,332 49,776 74,664 99,552 149,328 and 298,656, with no remainder.

Since 298,656 cannot be divided by just 1 and 298,656, 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).