Q: Is 689,248 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 689,248 is a composite number.

Why is 689,248 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 689,248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 17 28 32 34 56 68 112 119 136 181 224 238 272 362 476 544 724 952 1,267 1,448 1,904 2,534 2,896 3,077 3,808 5,068 5,792 6,154 10,136 12,308 20,272 21,539 24,616 40,544 43,078 49,232 86,156 98,464 172,312 344,624 and 689,248, with no remainder.

Since 689,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 689,248, 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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