Q: Is 249,704 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 249,704 is a composite number.

Why is 249,704 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 249,704 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 13 14 26 28 49 52 56 91 98 104 182 196 343 364 392 637 686 728 1,274 1,372 2,401 2,548 2,744 4,459 4,802 5,096 8,918 9,604 17,836 19,208 31,213 35,672 62,426 124,852 and 249,704, with no remainder.

Since 249,704 cannot be divided by just 1 and 249,704, 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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