Q: Is 17,248 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 17,248 is a composite number.

Why is 17,248 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 17,248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 11 14 16 22 28 32 44 49 56 77 88 98 112 154 176 196 224 308 352 392 539 616 784 1,078 1,232 1,568 2,156 2,464 4,312 8,624 and 17,248, with no remainder.

Since 17,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,248, 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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