Q: Is 246,624 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 246,624 is a composite number.

Why is 246,624 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 246,624 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 32 42 48 56 84 96 112 168 224 336 367 672 734 1,101 1,468 2,202 2,569 2,936 4,404 5,138 5,872 7,707 8,808 10,276 11,744 15,414 17,616 20,552 30,828 35,232 41,104 61,656 82,208 123,312 and 246,624, with no remainder.

Since 246,624 cannot be divided by just 1 and 246,624, 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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