Q: Is 258,648 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 258,648 is a composite number.

Why is 258,648 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 258,648 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 24 26 39 52 78 104 156 312 829 1,658 2,487 3,316 4,974 6,632 9,948 10,777 19,896 21,554 32,331 43,108 64,662 86,216 129,324 and 258,648, with no remainder.

Since 258,648 cannot be divided by just 1 and 258,648, 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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