Q: Is 245,892 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 245,892 is a composite number.

Why is 245,892 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 245,892 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 31 62 93 124 186 372 661 1,322 1,983 2,644 3,966 7,932 20,491 40,982 61,473 81,964 122,946 and 245,892, with no remainder.

Since 245,892 cannot be divided by just 1 and 245,892, 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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