Q: Is 243,488 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 243,488 is a composite number.

Why is 243,488 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 243,488 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 32 56 112 224 1,087 2,174 4,348 7,609 8,696 15,218 17,392 30,436 34,784 60,872 121,744 and 243,488, with no remainder.

Since 243,488 cannot be divided by just 1 and 243,488, 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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