Q: Is 247,254 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 247,254 is a composite number.

Why is 247,254 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 247,254 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 29 42 49 58 87 98 147 174 203 294 406 609 841 1,218 1,421 1,682 2,523 2,842 4,263 5,046 5,887 8,526 11,774 17,661 35,322 41,209 82,418 123,627 and 247,254, with no remainder.

Since 247,254 cannot be divided by just 1 and 247,254, 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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