Q: Is 243,648 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 243,648 is a composite number.

Why is 243,648 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 243,648 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 32 36 47 48 54 64 72 81 94 96 108 141 144 162 188 192 216 282 288 324 376 423 432 564 576 648 752 846 864 1,128 1,269 1,296 1,504 1,692 1,728 2,256 2,538 2,592 3,008 3,384 3,807 4,512 5,076 5,184 6,768 7,614 9,024 10,152 13,536 15,228 20,304 27,072 30,456 40,608 60,912 81,216 121,824 and 243,648, with no remainder.

Since 243,648 cannot be divided by just 1 and 243,648, 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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