Q: Is 298,792 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 298,792 is a composite number.

Why is 298,792 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 298,792 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 17 26 34 52 68 104 136 169 221 338 442 676 884 1,352 1,768 2,197 2,873 4,394 5,746 8,788 11,492 17,576 22,984 37,349 74,698 149,396 and 298,792, with no remainder.

Since 298,792 cannot be divided by just 1 and 298,792, 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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