Q: Is 243,048 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 243,048 is a composite number.

Why is 243,048 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 243,048 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 19 24 26 38 39 41 52 57 76 78 82 104 114 123 152 156 164 228 246 247 312 328 456 492 494 533 741 779 984 988 1,066 1,482 1,558 1,599 1,976 2,132 2,337 2,964 3,116 3,198 4,264 4,674 5,928 6,232 6,396 9,348 10,127 12,792 18,696 20,254 30,381 40,508 60,762 81,016 121,524 and 243,048, with no remainder.

Since 243,048 cannot be divided by just 1 and 243,048, 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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