Q: Is 249,920 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 249,920 is a composite number.

Why is 249,920 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 249,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 20 22 32 40 44 55 64 71 80 88 110 142 160 176 220 284 320 352 355 440 568 704 710 781 880 1,136 1,420 1,562 1,760 2,272 2,840 3,124 3,520 3,905 4,544 5,680 6,248 7,810 11,360 12,496 15,620 22,720 24,992 31,240 49,984 62,480 124,960 and 249,920, with no remainder.

Since 249,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 249,920, 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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