Q: Is 248,922,993 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 248,922,993 is a composite number.

Why is 248,922,993 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 248,922,993 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 17 33 51 187 561 577 769 1,731 2,307 6,347 8,459 9,809 13,073 19,041 25,377 29,427 39,219 107,899 143,803 323,697 431,409 443,713 1,331,139 4,880,843 7,543,121 14,642,529 22,629,363 82,974,331 and 248,922,993, with no remainder.

Since 248,922,993 cannot be divided by just 1 and 248,922,993, 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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