Q: Is 244,272 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 244,272 is a composite number.

Why is 244,272 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 244,272 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 42 48 56 84 112 168 336 727 1,454 2,181 2,908 4,362 5,089 5,816 8,724 10,178 11,632 15,267 17,448 20,356 30,534 34,896 40,712 61,068 81,424 122,136 and 244,272, with no remainder.

Since 244,272 cannot be divided by just 1 and 244,272, 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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