Q: Is 298,840 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 298,840 is a composite number.

Why is 298,840 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 298,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 31 40 62 124 155 241 248 310 482 620 964 1,205 1,240 1,928 2,410 4,820 7,471 9,640 14,942 29,884 37,355 59,768 74,710 149,420 and 298,840, with no remainder.

Since 298,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 298,840, 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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