Q: Is 249,552 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 249,552 is a composite number.

Why is 249,552 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 249,552 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 36 48 72 144 1,733 3,466 5,199 6,932 10,398 13,864 15,597 20,796 27,728 31,194 41,592 62,388 83,184 124,776 and 249,552, with no remainder.

Since 249,552 cannot be divided by just 1 and 249,552, 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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