Q: Is 248,556 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 248,556 is a composite number.

Why is 248,556 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 248,556 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 11 12 14 21 22 28 33 42 44 66 77 84 132 154 231 269 308 462 538 807 924 1,076 1,614 1,883 2,959 3,228 3,766 5,649 5,918 7,532 8,877 11,298 11,836 17,754 20,713 22,596 35,508 41,426 62,139 82,852 124,278 and 248,556, with no remainder.

Since 248,556 cannot be divided by just 1 and 248,556, 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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