We must ascertain whether 294 contains factors other than 1 and itself in order to classify it as a prime or composite number.
To start, we can see if it can be divided by any prime integer smaller than its square root, or roughly 17. As we examine the prime numbers that are smaller than 17:
294 ÷ 2 = 147 (a non-integer)
294 ÷ 3 = 98 (a non-integer)
58.8 (not a whole number) = 294 ÷ 5
42 (a whole number) = 294 ÷ 7
Thus, 294 divides by 7.
Given that 294 divides evenly by 7, it has factors besides 1. 294 is a composite number as a result.
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The number is not COMPOSITE. Instead, it is a prime number.
Composite (the only even number that is prime is2).
Composite
It is 1 that is neither a prime or a composite number The number 1 is neither prime nor composite.
There is not such a thing as a composite prime number. A prime number has exactly two factors. A composite number has more than two factors.