Q: Is 247,936 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 247,936 is a composite number.

Why is 247,936 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 247,936 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 16 26 32 52 64 104 128 149 208 298 416 596 832 1,192 1,664 1,937 2,384 3,874 4,768 7,748 9,536 15,496 19,072 30,992 61,984 123,968 and 247,936, with no remainder.

Since 247,936 cannot be divided by just 1 and 247,936, 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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