Q: Is 247,728 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 247,728 is a composite number.

Why is 247,728 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 247,728 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 16 24 26 39 48 52 78 104 156 208 312 397 624 794 1,191 1,588 2,382 3,176 4,764 5,161 6,352 9,528 10,322 15,483 19,056 20,644 30,966 41,288 61,932 82,576 123,864 and 247,728, with no remainder.

Since 247,728 cannot be divided by just 1 and 247,728, 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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