Q: Is 252,486 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 252,486 is a composite number.

Why is 252,486 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 252,486 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 13 18 26 39 78 83 117 166 169 234 249 338 498 507 747 1,014 1,079 1,494 1,521 2,158 3,042 3,237 6,474 9,711 14,027 19,422 28,054 42,081 84,162 126,243 and 252,486, with no remainder.

Since 252,486 cannot be divided by just 1 and 252,486, 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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