Q: Is 249,228 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 249,228 is a composite number.

Why is 249,228 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 249,228 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 23 28 36 42 43 46 63 69 84 86 92 126 129 138 161 172 207 252 258 276 301 322 387 414 483 516 602 644 774 828 903 966 989 1,204 1,449 1,548 1,806 1,932 1,978 2,709 2,898 2,967 3,612 3,956 5,418 5,796 5,934 6,923 8,901 10,836 11,868 13,846 17,802 20,769 27,692 35,604 41,538 62,307 83,076 124,614 and 249,228, with no remainder.

Since 249,228 cannot be divided by just 1 and 249,228, 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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