Q: Is 249,000 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 249,000 is a composite number.

Why is 249,000 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 249,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 25 30 40 50 60 75 83 100 120 125 150 166 200 249 250 300 332 375 415 498 500 600 664 750 830 996 1,000 1,245 1,500 1,660 1,992 2,075 2,490 3,000 3,320 4,150 4,980 6,225 8,300 9,960 10,375 12,450 16,600 20,750 24,900 31,125 41,500 49,800 62,250 83,000 124,500 and 249,000, with no remainder.

Since 249,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 249,000, 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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