Q: Is 247,744 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 247,744 is a composite number.

Why is 247,744 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 247,744 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 32 49 56 64 79 98 112 158 196 224 316 392 448 553 632 784 1,106 1,264 1,568 2,212 2,528 3,136 3,871 4,424 5,056 7,742 8,848 15,484 17,696 30,968 35,392 61,936 123,872 and 247,744, with no remainder.

Since 247,744 cannot be divided by just 1 and 247,744, 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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