Q: Is 249,264 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 249,264 is a composite number.

Why is 249,264 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 249,264 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 36 48 54 72 108 144 216 432 577 1,154 1,731 2,308 3,462 4,616 5,193 6,924 9,232 10,386 13,848 15,579 20,772 27,696 31,158 41,544 62,316 83,088 124,632 and 249,264, with no remainder.

Since 249,264 cannot be divided by just 1 and 249,264, 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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