Q: Is 289,248 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 289,248 is a composite number.

Why is 289,248 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 289,248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 23 24 32 46 48 69 92 96 131 138 184 262 276 368 393 524 552 736 786 1,048 1,104 1,572 2,096 2,208 3,013 3,144 4,192 6,026 6,288 9,039 12,052 12,576 18,078 24,104 36,156 48,208 72,312 96,416 144,624 and 289,248, with no remainder.

Since 289,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 289,248, 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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