Q: Is 247,896 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 247,896 is a composite number.

Why is 247,896 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 247,896 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 18 22 24 33 36 44 66 72 88 99 132 198 264 313 396 626 792 939 1,252 1,878 2,504 2,817 3,443 3,756 5,634 6,886 7,512 10,329 11,268 13,772 20,658 22,536 27,544 30,987 41,316 61,974 82,632 123,948 and 247,896, with no remainder.

Since 247,896 cannot be divided by just 1 and 247,896, 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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