Q: Is 249,852 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 249,852 is a composite number.

Why is 249,852 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 249,852 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 47 94 141 188 282 443 564 886 1,329 1,772 2,658 5,316 20,821 41,642 62,463 83,284 124,926 and 249,852, with no remainder.

Since 249,852 cannot be divided by just 1 and 249,852, 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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