Q: Is 299,744 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 299,744 is a composite number.

Why is 299,744 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 299,744 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 17 19 29 32 34 38 58 68 76 116 136 152 232 272 304 323 464 493 544 551 608 646 928 986 1,102 1,292 1,972 2,204 2,584 3,944 4,408 5,168 7,888 8,816 9,367 10,336 15,776 17,632 18,734 37,468 74,936 149,872 and 299,744, with no remainder.

Since 299,744 cannot be divided by just 1 and 299,744, 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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