Q: Is 245,960 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 245,960 is a composite number.

Why is 245,960 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 245,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 13 20 22 26 40 43 44 52 55 65 86 88 104 110 130 143 172 215 220 260 286 344 430 440 473 520 559 572 715 860 946 1,118 1,144 1,430 1,720 1,892 2,236 2,365 2,795 2,860 3,784 4,472 4,730 5,590 5,720 6,149 9,460 11,180 12,298 18,920 22,360 24,596 30,745 49,192 61,490 122,980 and 245,960, with no remainder.

Since 245,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 245,960, 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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