Q: Is 246,048 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 246,048 is a composite number.

Why is 246,048 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 246,048 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 16 22 24 32 33 44 48 66 88 96 132 176 233 264 352 466 528 699 932 1,056 1,398 1,864 2,563 2,796 3,728 5,126 5,592 7,456 7,689 10,252 11,184 15,378 20,504 22,368 30,756 41,008 61,512 82,016 123,024 and 246,048, with no remainder.

Since 246,048 cannot be divided by just 1 and 246,048, 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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