Q: Is 246,792 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 246,792 is a composite number.

Why is 246,792 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 246,792 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 13 14 21 24 26 28 39 42 52 56 78 84 91 104 113 156 168 182 226 273 312 339 364 452 546 678 728 791 904 1,092 1,356 1,469 1,582 2,184 2,373 2,712 2,938 3,164 4,407 4,746 5,876 6,328 8,814 9,492 10,283 11,752 17,628 18,984 20,566 30,849 35,256 41,132 61,698 82,264 123,396 and 246,792, with no remainder.

Since 246,792 cannot be divided by just 1 and 246,792, 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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