Q: Is 436,248 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 436,248 is a composite number.

Why is 436,248 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 436,248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 36 72 73 83 146 166 219 249 292 332 438 498 584 657 664 747 876 996 1,314 1,494 1,752 1,992 2,628 2,988 5,256 5,976 6,059 12,118 18,177 24,236 36,354 48,472 54,531 72,708 109,062 145,416 218,124 and 436,248, with no remainder.

Since 436,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 436,248, 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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