Q: Is 299,488 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 299,488 is a composite number.

Why is 299,488 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 299,488 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 32 49 56 98 112 191 196 224 382 392 764 784 1,337 1,528 1,568 2,674 3,056 5,348 6,112 9,359 10,696 18,718 21,392 37,436 42,784 74,872 149,744 and 299,488, with no remainder.

Since 299,488 cannot be divided by just 1 and 299,488, 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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