Q: Is 986,248 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 986,248 is a composite number.

Why is 986,248 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 986,248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 43 47 61 86 94 122 172 188 244 344 376 488 2,021 2,623 2,867 4,042 5,246 5,734 8,084 10,492 11,468 16,168 20,984 22,936 123,281 246,562 493,124 and 986,248, with no remainder.

Since 986,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 986,248, 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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