Q: Is 249,730 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 249,730 is a composite number.

Why is 249,730 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 249,730 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 13 17 26 34 65 85 113 130 170 221 226 442 565 1,105 1,130 1,469 1,921 2,210 2,938 3,842 7,345 9,605 14,690 19,210 24,973 49,946 124,865 and 249,730, with no remainder.

Since 249,730 cannot be divided by just 1 and 249,730, 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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