Q: Is 299,992 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 299,992 is a composite number.

Why is 299,992 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 299,992 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 11 14 22 28 44 56 77 88 154 308 487 616 974 1,948 3,409 3,896 5,357 6,818 10,714 13,636 21,428 27,272 37,499 42,856 74,998 149,996 and 299,992, with no remainder.

Since 299,992 cannot be divided by just 1 and 299,992, 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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