Q: Is 299,840 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 299,840 is a composite number.

Why is 299,840 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 299,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 64 80 160 320 937 1,874 3,748 4,685 7,496 9,370 14,992 18,740 29,984 37,480 59,968 74,960 149,920 and 299,840, with no remainder.

Since 299,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 299,840, 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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