Q: Is 248,952 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 248,952 is a composite number.

Why is 248,952 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 248,952 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 22 23 24 33 41 44 46 66 69 82 88 92 123 132 138 164 184 246 253 264 276 328 451 492 506 552 759 902 943 984 1,012 1,353 1,518 1,804 1,886 2,024 2,706 2,829 3,036 3,608 3,772 5,412 5,658 6,072 7,544 10,373 10,824 11,316 20,746 22,632 31,119 41,492 62,238 82,984 124,476 and 248,952, with no remainder.

Since 248,952 cannot be divided by just 1 and 248,952, 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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