Q: Is 249,116 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 249,116 is a composite number.

Why is 249,116 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 249,116 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 31 41 49 62 82 98 124 164 196 217 287 434 574 868 1,148 1,271 1,519 2,009 2,542 3,038 4,018 5,084 6,076 8,036 8,897 17,794 35,588 62,279 124,558 and 249,116, with no remainder.

Since 249,116 cannot be divided by just 1 and 249,116, 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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