Q: Is 298,662 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 298,662 is a composite number.

Why is 298,662 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 298,662 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 13 14 21 26 39 42 78 91 182 273 546 547 1,094 1,641 3,282 3,829 7,111 7,658 11,487 14,222 21,333 22,974 42,666 49,777 99,554 149,331 and 298,662, with no remainder.

Since 298,662 cannot be divided by just 1 and 298,662, 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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