Q: Is 246,246 a Composite Number?

Why is 246,246 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 246,246 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 11 13 14 21 22 26 33 39 41 42 66 77 78 82 91 123 143 154 182 231 246 273 286 287 429 451 462 533 546 574 858 861 902 1,001 1,066 1,353 1,599 1,722 2,002 2,706 3,003 3,157 3,198 3,731 5,863 6,006 6,314 7,462 9,471 11,193 11,726 17,589 18,942 22,386 35,178 41,041 82,082 123,123 and 246,246, with no remainder.

Since 246,246 cannot be divided by just 1 and 246,246, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).