Q: Is 247,572 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 247,572 is a composite number.

Why is 247,572 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 247,572 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 13 18 23 26 36 39 46 52 69 78 92 117 138 156 207 234 276 299 414 468 529 598 828 897 1,058 1,196 1,587 1,794 2,116 2,691 3,174 3,588 4,761 5,382 6,348 6,877 9,522 10,764 13,754 19,044 20,631 27,508 41,262 61,893 82,524 123,786 and 247,572, with no remainder.

Since 247,572 cannot be divided by just 1 and 247,572, 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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