Q: Is 248,948 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 248,948 is a composite number.

Why is 248,948 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 248,948 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 17 28 34 68 119 238 476 523 1,046 2,092 3,661 7,322 8,891 14,644 17,782 35,564 62,237 124,474 and 248,948, with no remainder.

Since 248,948 cannot be divided by just 1 and 248,948, 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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