Q: Is 246,168 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 246,168 is a composite number.

Why is 246,168 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 246,168 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 18 24 26 36 39 52 72 78 104 117 156 234 263 312 468 526 789 936 1,052 1,578 2,104 2,367 3,156 3,419 4,734 6,312 6,838 9,468 10,257 13,676 18,936 20,514 27,352 30,771 41,028 61,542 82,056 123,084 and 246,168, with no remainder.

Since 246,168 cannot be divided by just 1 and 246,168, 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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