Q: Is 299,968 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 299,968 is a composite number.

Why is 299,968 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 299,968 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 43 64 86 109 172 218 344 436 688 872 1,376 1,744 2,752 3,488 4,687 6,976 9,374 18,748 37,496 74,992 149,984 and 299,968, with no remainder.

Since 299,968 cannot be divided by just 1 and 299,968, 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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