Q: Is 249,858 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 249,858 is a composite number.

Why is 249,858 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 249,858 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 27 42 54 63 126 189 378 661 1,322 1,983 3,966 4,627 5,949 9,254 11,898 13,881 17,847 27,762 35,694 41,643 83,286 124,929 and 249,858, with no remainder.

Since 249,858 cannot be divided by just 1 and 249,858, 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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