Q: Is 299,988 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 299,988 is a composite number.

Why is 299,988 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 299,988 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 13 18 26 36 39 52 78 117 156 234 468 641 1,282 1,923 2,564 3,846 5,769 7,692 8,333 11,538 16,666 23,076 24,999 33,332 49,998 74,997 99,996 149,994 and 299,988, with no remainder.

Since 299,988 cannot be divided by just 1 and 299,988, 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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