Q: Is 248,496 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 248,496 is a composite number.

Why is 248,496 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 248,496 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 31 48 62 93 124 167 186 248 334 372 496 501 668 744 1,002 1,336 1,488 2,004 2,672 4,008 5,177 8,016 10,354 15,531 20,708 31,062 41,416 62,124 82,832 124,248 and 248,496, with no remainder.

Since 248,496 cannot be divided by just 1 and 248,496, 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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