Q: Is 246,672 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 246,672 is a composite number.

Why is 246,672 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 246,672 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 36 48 54 72 108 144 216 432 571 1,142 1,713 2,284 3,426 4,568 5,139 6,852 9,136 10,278 13,704 15,417 20,556 27,408 30,834 41,112 61,668 82,224 123,336 and 246,672, with no remainder.

Since 246,672 cannot be divided by just 1 and 246,672, 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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