Q: Is 249,956 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 249,956 is a composite number.

Why is 249,956 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 249,956 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 79 113 158 226 316 452 553 791 1,106 1,582 2,212 3,164 8,927 17,854 35,708 62,489 124,978 and 249,956, with no remainder.

Since 249,956 cannot be divided by just 1 and 249,956, 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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