Q: Is 248,124 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 248,124 is a composite number.

Why is 248,124 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 248,124 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 23 29 31 46 58 62 69 87 92 93 116 124 138 174 186 276 348 372 667 713 899 1,334 1,426 1,798 2,001 2,139 2,668 2,697 2,852 3,596 4,002 4,278 5,394 8,004 8,556 10,788 20,677 41,354 62,031 82,708 124,062 and 248,124, with no remainder.

Since 248,124 cannot be divided by just 1 and 248,124, 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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