Q: Is 246,228 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 246,228 is a composite number.

Why is 246,228 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 246,228 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 17 34 51 68 71 102 142 204 213 284 289 426 578 852 867 1,156 1,207 1,734 2,414 3,468 3,621 4,828 7,242 14,484 20,519 41,038 61,557 82,076 123,114 and 246,228, with no remainder.

Since 246,228 cannot be divided by just 1 and 246,228, 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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