Q: Is 402,248 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 402,248 is a composite number.

Why is 402,248 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 402,248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 11 14 22 28 44 56 77 88 154 308 616 653 1,306 2,612 4,571 5,224 7,183 9,142 14,366 18,284 28,732 36,568 50,281 57,464 100,562 201,124 and 402,248, with no remainder.

Since 402,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 402,248, 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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