Q: Is 247,248 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 247,248 is a composite number.

Why is 247,248 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 247,248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 17 18 24 34 36 48 51 68 72 101 102 136 144 153 202 204 272 303 306 404 408 606 612 808 816 909 1,212 1,224 1,616 1,717 1,818 2,424 2,448 3,434 3,636 4,848 5,151 6,868 7,272 10,302 13,736 14,544 15,453 20,604 27,472 30,906 41,208 61,812 82,416 123,624 and 247,248, with no remainder.

Since 247,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 247,248, 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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