Q: Is 245,496 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 245,496 is a composite number.

Why is 245,496 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 245,496 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 53 106 159 193 212 318 386 424 579 636 772 1,158 1,272 1,544 2,316 4,632 10,229 20,458 30,687 40,916 61,374 81,832 122,748 and 245,496, with no remainder.

Since 245,496 cannot be divided by just 1 and 245,496, 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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