Q: Is 299,874 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 299,874 is a composite number.

Why is 299,874 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 299,874 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 23 41 46 53 69 82 106 123 138 159 246 318 943 1,219 1,886 2,173 2,438 2,829 3,657 4,346 5,658 6,519 7,314 13,038 49,979 99,958 149,937 and 299,874, with no remainder.

Since 299,874 cannot be divided by just 1 and 299,874, 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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