Q: Is 248,472 a Composite Number?

Why is 248,472 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 248,472 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 17 18 21 24 28 29 34 36 42 51 56 58 63 68 72 84 87 102 116 119 126 136 153 168 174 203 204 232 238 252 261 306 348 357 406 408 476 493 504 522 609 612 696 714 812 952 986 1,044 1,071 1,218 1,224 1,428 1,479 1,624 1,827 1,972 2,088 2,142 2,436 2,856 2,958 3,451 3,654 3,944 4,284 4,437 4,872 5,916 6,902 7,308 8,568 8,874 10,353 11,832 13,804 14,616 17,748 20,706 27,608 31,059 35,496 41,412 62,118 82,824 124,236 and 248,472, with no remainder.

Since 248,472 cannot be divided by just 1 and 248,472, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).