Q: Is 298,944 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 298,944 is a composite number.

Why is 298,944 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 298,944 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 32 36 48 54 64 72 96 108 144 173 192 216 288 346 432 519 576 692 864 1,038 1,384 1,557 1,728 2,076 2,768 3,114 4,152 4,671 5,536 6,228 8,304 9,342 11,072 12,456 16,608 18,684 24,912 33,216 37,368 49,824 74,736 99,648 149,472 and 298,944, with no remainder.

Since 298,944 cannot be divided by just 1 and 298,944, 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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