Q: Is 297,252 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 297,252 is a composite number.

Why is 297,252 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 297,252 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 23 36 46 69 92 138 207 276 359 414 718 828 1,077 1,436 2,154 3,231 4,308 6,462 8,257 12,924 16,514 24,771 33,028 49,542 74,313 99,084 148,626 and 297,252, with no remainder.

Since 297,252 cannot be divided by just 1 and 297,252, 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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