Q: Is 245,888 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 245,888 is a composite number.

Why is 245,888 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 245,888 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 17 32 34 64 68 113 128 136 226 272 452 544 904 1,088 1,808 1,921 2,176 3,616 3,842 7,232 7,684 14,464 15,368 30,736 61,472 122,944 and 245,888, with no remainder.

Since 245,888 cannot be divided by just 1 and 245,888, 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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