Q: Is 248,080 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 248,080 is a composite number.

Why is 248,080 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 248,080 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 28 35 40 56 70 80 112 140 280 443 560 886 1,772 2,215 3,101 3,544 4,430 6,202 7,088 8,860 12,404 15,505 17,720 24,808 31,010 35,440 49,616 62,020 124,040 and 248,080, with no remainder.

Since 248,080 cannot be divided by just 1 and 248,080, 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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