Q: Is 249,216 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 249,216 is a composite number.

Why is 249,216 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 249,216 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 16 22 24 32 33 44 48 59 64 66 88 96 118 128 132 176 177 192 236 264 352 354 384 472 528 649 704 708 944 1,056 1,298 1,408 1,416 1,888 1,947 2,112 2,596 2,832 3,776 3,894 4,224 5,192 5,664 7,552 7,788 10,384 11,328 15,576 20,768 22,656 31,152 41,536 62,304 83,072 124,608 and 249,216, with no remainder.

Since 249,216 cannot be divided by just 1 and 249,216, 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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