Q: Is 252,120 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 252,120 is a composite number.

Why is 252,120 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 252,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 12 15 20 22 24 30 33 40 44 55 60 66 88 110 120 132 165 191 220 264 330 382 440 573 660 764 955 1,146 1,320 1,528 1,910 2,101 2,292 2,865 3,820 4,202 4,584 5,730 6,303 7,640 8,404 10,505 11,460 12,606 16,808 21,010 22,920 25,212 31,515 42,020 50,424 63,030 84,040 126,060 and 252,120, with no remainder.

Since 252,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 252,120, 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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