Q: Is 523,248 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 523,248 is a composite number.

Why is 523,248 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 523,248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 16 22 24 33 44 48 66 88 132 176 264 528 991 1,982 2,973 3,964 5,946 7,928 10,901 11,892 15,856 21,802 23,784 32,703 43,604 47,568 65,406 87,208 130,812 174,416 261,624 and 523,248, with no remainder.

Since 523,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 523,248, 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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