Q: Is 985,248 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 985,248 is a composite number.

Why is 985,248 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 985,248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 16 18 22 24 32 33 36 44 48 66 72 88 96 99 132 144 176 198 264 288 311 352 396 528 622 792 933 1,056 1,244 1,584 1,866 2,488 2,799 3,168 3,421 3,732 4,976 5,598 6,842 7,464 9,952 10,263 11,196 13,684 14,928 20,526 22,392 27,368 29,856 30,789 41,052 44,784 54,736 61,578 82,104 89,568 109,472 123,156 164,208 246,312 328,416 492,624 and 985,248, with no remainder.

Since 985,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 985,248, 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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