To determine if 2898 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 2898.
If the factors of 2898 are only 2898 and 1, then we know that 2898 is a prime number. Otherwise, 2898 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 2898 is only divisible by 1 and 2898, then it is a prime number, and if 2898 is divisible by more than 2898 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 2898 are as follows:
1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 14, 18, 21, 23, 42, 46, 63, 69, 126, 138, 161, 207, 322, 414, 483, 966, 1449, 2898
Therefore, since 2898 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 2898 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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