Q: Is 29,988 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 29,988 is a composite number.

Why is 29,988 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 29,988 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 17 18 21 28 34 36 42 49 51 63 68 84 98 102 119 126 147 153 196 204 238 252 294 306 357 441 476 588 612 714 833 882 1,071 1,428 1,666 1,764 2,142 2,499 3,332 4,284 4,998 7,497 9,996 14,994 and 29,988, with no remainder.

Since 29,988 cannot be divided by just 1 and 29,988, 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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