Q: Is 248,976 a Composite Number?

Why is 248,976 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 248,976 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 13 14 16 18 19 21 24 26 28 36 38 39 42 48 52 56 57 63 72 76 78 84 91 104 112 114 117 126 133 144 152 156 168 171 182 208 228 234 247 252 266 273 304 312 336 342 364 399 456 468 494 504 532 546 624 684 728 741 798 819 912 936 988 1,008 1,064 1,092 1,197 1,368 1,456 1,482 1,596 1,638 1,729 1,872 1,976 2,128 2,184 2,223 2,394 2,736 2,964 3,192 3,276 3,458 3,952 4,368 4,446 4,788 5,187 5,928 6,384 6,552 6,916 8,892 9,576 10,374 11,856 13,104 13,832 15,561 17,784 19,152 20,748 27,664 31,122 35,568 41,496 62,244 82,992 124,488 and 248,976, with no remainder.

Since 248,976 cannot be divided by just 1 and 248,976, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).