Q: Is 298,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 298,800 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 298,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 25 30 36 40 45 48 50 60 72 75 80 83 90 100 120 144 150 166 180 200 225 240 249 300 332 360 400 415 450 498 600 664 720 747 830 900 996 1,200 1,245 1,328 1,494 1,660 1,800 1,992 2,075 2,490 2,988 3,320 3,600 3,735 3,984 4,150 4,980 5,976 6,225 6,640 7,470 8,300 9,960 11,952 12,450 14,940 16,600 18,675 19,920 24,900 29,880 33,200 37,350 49,800 59,760 74,700 99,600 149,400 and 298,800, with no remainder.

Since 298,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 298,800, 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).