Q: Is 249,984 a Composite Number?

Why is 249,984 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 249,984 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 31 32 36 42 48 56 62 63 64 72 84 93 96 112 124 126 128 144 168 186 192 217 224 248 252 279 288 336 372 384 434 448 496 504 558 576 651 672 744 868 896 992 1,008 1,116 1,152 1,302 1,344 1,488 1,736 1,953 1,984 2,016 2,232 2,604 2,688 2,976 3,472 3,906 3,968 4,032 4,464 5,208 5,952 6,944 7,812 8,064 8,928 10,416 11,904 13,888 15,624 17,856 20,832 27,776 31,248 35,712 41,664 62,496 83,328 124,992 and 249,984, with no remainder.

Since 249,984 cannot be divided by just 1 and 249,984, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).