Q: Is 245,898 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 245,898 is a composite number.

Why is 245,898 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 245,898 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 19 38 57 114 171 342 719 1,438 2,157 4,314 6,471 12,942 13,661 27,322 40,983 81,966 122,949 and 245,898, with no remainder.

Since 245,898 cannot be divided by just 1 and 245,898, 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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