Q: Is 245,550 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 245,550 is a composite number.

Why is 245,550 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 245,550 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 25 30 50 75 150 1,637 3,274 4,911 8,185 9,822 16,370 24,555 40,925 49,110 81,850 122,775 and 245,550, with no remainder.

Since 245,550 cannot be divided by just 1 and 245,550, 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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