Q: Is 298,890 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 298,890 is a composite number.

Why is 298,890 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 298,890 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 27 30 41 45 54 81 82 90 123 135 162 205 243 246 270 369 405 410 486 615 729 738 810 1,107 1,215 1,230 1,458 1,845 2,214 2,430 3,321 3,645 3,690 5,535 6,642 7,290 9,963 11,070 16,605 19,926 29,889 33,210 49,815 59,778 99,630 149,445 and 298,890, with no remainder.

Since 298,890 cannot be divided by just 1 and 298,890, 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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