Q: Is 148,248 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 148,248 is a composite number.

Why is 148,248 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 148,248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 29 36 58 71 72 87 116 142 174 213 232 261 284 348 426 522 568 639 696 852 1,044 1,278 1,704 2,059 2,088 2,556 4,118 5,112 6,177 8,236 12,354 16,472 18,531 24,708 37,062 49,416 74,124 and 148,248, with no remainder.

Since 148,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 148,248, 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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