Q: Is 249,249 a Composite Number?

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

Why is 249,249 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 249,249 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 11 13 21 33 39 77 83 91 143 231 249 273 429 581 913 1,001 1,079 1,743 2,739 3,003 3,237 6,391 7,553 11,869 19,173 22,659 35,607 83,083 and 249,249, with no remainder.

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