Q: Is 246,468 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 246,468 is a composite number.

Why is 246,468 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 246,468 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 19 23 38 46 47 57 69 76 92 94 114 138 141 188 228 276 282 437 564 874 893 1,081 1,311 1,748 1,786 2,162 2,622 2,679 3,243 3,572 4,324 5,244 5,358 6,486 10,716 12,972 20,539 41,078 61,617 82,156 123,234 and 246,468, with no remainder.

Since 246,468 cannot be divided by just 1 and 246,468, 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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