Q: Is 245,862 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 245,862 is a composite number.

Why is 245,862 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 245,862 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 29 54 58 87 157 174 261 314 471 522 783 942 1,413 1,566 2,826 4,239 4,553 8,478 9,106 13,659 27,318 40,977 81,954 122,931 and 245,862, with no remainder.

Since 245,862 cannot be divided by just 1 and 245,862, 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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