Q: Is 250,002 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 250,002 is a composite number.

Why is 250,002 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 250,002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 17 18 19 34 38 43 51 57 86 102 114 129 153 171 258 306 323 342 387 646 731 774 817 969 1,462 1,634 1,938 2,193 2,451 2,907 4,386 4,902 5,814 6,579 7,353 13,158 13,889 14,706 27,778 41,667 83,334 125,001 and 250,002, with no remainder.

Since 250,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 250,002, 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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