Q: Is 249,948 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 249,948 is a composite number.

Why is 249,948 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 249,948 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 53 106 131 159 212 262 318 393 477 524 636 786 954 1,179 1,572 1,908 2,358 4,716 6,943 13,886 20,829 27,772 41,658 62,487 83,316 124,974 and 249,948, with no remainder.

Since 249,948 cannot be divided by just 1 and 249,948, 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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