Q: Is 298,848 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 298,848 is a composite number.

Why is 298,848 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 298,848 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 16 22 24 32 33 44 48 66 88 96 132 176 264 283 352 528 566 849 1,056 1,132 1,698 2,264 3,113 3,396 4,528 6,226 6,792 9,056 9,339 12,452 13,584 18,678 24,904 27,168 37,356 49,808 74,712 99,616 149,424 and 298,848, with no remainder.

Since 298,848 cannot be divided by just 1 and 298,848, 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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