Q: Is 247,536 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 247,536 is a composite number.

Why is 247,536 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 247,536 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 36 48 54 72 81 108 144 162 191 216 324 382 432 573 648 764 1,146 1,296 1,528 1,719 2,292 3,056 3,438 4,584 5,157 6,876 9,168 10,314 13,752 15,471 20,628 27,504 30,942 41,256 61,884 82,512 123,768 and 247,536, with no remainder.

Since 247,536 cannot be divided by just 1 and 247,536, 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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