Q: Is 246,848 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 246,848 is a composite number.

Why is 246,848 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 246,848 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 19 28 29 32 38 56 58 64 76 112 116 133 152 203 224 232 266 304 406 448 464 532 551 608 812 928 1,064 1,102 1,216 1,624 1,856 2,128 2,204 3,248 3,857 4,256 4,408 6,496 7,714 8,512 8,816 12,992 15,428 17,632 30,856 35,264 61,712 123,424 and 246,848, with no remainder.

Since 246,848 cannot be divided by just 1 and 246,848, 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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