Q: Is 868,248 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 868,248 is a composite number.

Why is 868,248 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 868,248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 31 36 62 72 93 124 186 248 279 372 389 558 744 778 1,116 1,167 1,556 2,232 2,334 3,112 3,501 4,668 7,002 9,336 12,059 14,004 24,118 28,008 36,177 48,236 72,354 96,472 108,531 144,708 217,062 289,416 434,124 and 868,248, with no remainder.

Since 868,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 868,248, 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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