Q: Is 249,936 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 249,936 is a composite number.

Why is 249,936 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 249,936 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 41 48 82 123 127 164 246 254 328 381 492 508 656 762 984 1,016 1,524 1,968 2,032 3,048 5,207 6,096 10,414 15,621 20,828 31,242 41,656 62,484 83,312 124,968 and 249,936, with no remainder.

Since 249,936 cannot be divided by just 1 and 249,936, 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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