Q: Is 457,248 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 457,248 is a composite number.

Why is 457,248 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 457,248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 16 22 24 32 33 44 48 66 88 96 132 176 264 352 433 528 866 1,056 1,299 1,732 2,598 3,464 4,763 5,196 6,928 9,526 10,392 13,856 14,289 19,052 20,784 28,578 38,104 41,568 57,156 76,208 114,312 152,416 228,624 and 457,248, with no remainder.

Since 457,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 457,248, 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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