Q: Is 249,040 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 249,040 is a composite number.

Why is 249,040 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 249,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 20 22 40 44 55 80 88 110 176 220 283 440 566 880 1,132 1,415 2,264 2,830 3,113 4,528 5,660 6,226 11,320 12,452 15,565 22,640 24,904 31,130 49,808 62,260 124,520 and 249,040, with no remainder.

Since 249,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 249,040, 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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