Q: Is 254,748 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 254,748 is a composite number.

Why is 254,748 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 254,748 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 13 23 26 39 46 52 69 71 78 92 138 142 156 213 276 284 299 426 598 852 897 923 1,196 1,633 1,794 1,846 2,769 3,266 3,588 3,692 4,899 5,538 6,532 9,798 11,076 19,596 21,229 42,458 63,687 84,916 127,374 and 254,748, with no remainder.

Since 254,748 cannot be divided by just 1 and 254,748, 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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