Q: Is 298,809 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 298,809 is a composite number.

Why is 298,809 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 298,809 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 17 21 27 31 51 63 81 93 119 153 189 217 279 357 459 527 567 651 837 1,071 1,377 1,581 1,953 2,511 3,213 3,689 4,743 5,859 9,639 11,067 14,229 17,577 33,201 42,687 99,603 and 298,809, with no remainder.

Since 298,809 cannot be divided by just 1 and 298,809, 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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