Q: Is 247,884 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 247,884 is a composite number.

Why is 247,884 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 247,884 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 13 14 21 26 28 39 42 52 78 84 91 156 182 227 273 364 454 546 681 908 1,092 1,362 1,589 2,724 2,951 3,178 4,767 5,902 6,356 8,853 9,534 11,804 17,706 19,068 20,657 35,412 41,314 61,971 82,628 123,942 and 247,884, with no remainder.

Since 247,884 cannot be divided by just 1 and 247,884, 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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